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Soprano

Quintus

Alto

Tenor

Bass

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D

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1

The sil - ver1

The sil - ver

O

The sil - ver

The sil - ver

The sil - ver

swan, who

K

swan, who l iv - ing

swan, who

K

swan, who l iv - ing

swan, who

,

liv - ing had no

K

had no note,

liv - ing had no

K

had no

K

liv - ing had no

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4

note, When4

K

K

K

K

When death ap - proached un -

note, When

K

K

note, When death ap -

,

,

,

note, When death ap - proached

,

death ap - proached un -

K

K

locked her

K

death ap - proached un -

proached un -

K

K

un - locked her

K

locked her si - lent

si - lent

locked her si - lent

locked her si - lent

si - lent, si - lent

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D

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D

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7

throat,7

K

K

throat, Lean - ing her

throat, Lean -

throat, a -

,

,

throat, Lean - ing her

,

,

Lean - ing her

breast a -

K

K

ing her breast a -

K

gainst the reed - y

breast a -

breast a -

K

K

gainst the reed - y

K

gainst the

shore,

K

K

gainst the reed - y

O

,

gainst the reed - y

shore, Thus

D

reed - y shore,

O

Thus sung her

X

shore,

Orlando Gibbons

(1583-1625)SAATB a cappella

ed. 2/15/99

Copyright 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org)Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded.

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D

D

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11

shore, Thus11

K

sung her first and

Thus sung her first

first and last, and

Thus sung her

sung her first and

K

last, and sung no

D

and last, and

K

K

sung no more, and sung

D

first and last, and

,

last, and sung no

more, no

sung no

no

sung no

more,

K

K

more, Fare - well all

more, Fare -

more, Fare -

,

,

more, Fare - well all

&

D

D

D

D

D

15

Fare - well all15

joys, O

K

K

well all joys, O

K

K

,

well all joys, O

joys, O

joys, O

K

K

death come close mine

K

death come

death

K

K

death come close mine

O

,

death come close mine

eyes, More

D

close mine eyes,

O

come close mine

X

eyes,

&

D

D

D

D

D

18

eyes, More18

K

geese than swans now

More geese than swans

eyes, More geese than

More geese than

geese than swans now

K

live, more fools than

D

now live, more

K

K

swans now live, more fools

D

swans now live, more

,

live, more fools than

wise, than

fools than

than

fools than

X

7

wise.

X

7

wise.

X

7

wise.

X

7

wise.

X

7

wise.

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SOURCE: The First Set of Madrigals and Motets of Five Parts: apt for Viols and Voyces (1612)

Edited by Rafael Ornes (2/15/99)