Wilbye, John W Composers Composition

Wilbye, John W Composers Composition

Wilbye, John

English Renaissance composer John Wilbye (1573/4-1638) is most known for his madrigals, such as Sweet Honey-Sucking Bees and Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers. A number of his romantic poems have remained popular, including Love not Me for Comely Grace.

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See Also:

- Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
- Copies of lyrics printed by Thomas Este in 1598. Includes MIDI audio transcriptions by Jeff Lee.
- Vocal ensemble dedicated to performing the works of John Wilbye. First and second sets of madrigals with RAM, WMA, and some MP3 audio files plus lyrics.
- Music files offered in MIDI format.
- Biography, partial discography, and links to related composers of early music and historical background complementing the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
- Brief biographical sketch, comments on madrigals, and Naxos discography.

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