Songs with Theorbo (ca. 16501663)
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Broxbourne 84.9; London, Lambeth Palace Library, 1041
1. No, no, I never was in love, [Henry Lawes]
2. Silly heart forbear, [Nicholas Lanier]
3. Amorosa pargoletta, [Nicholas Lanier]
4. Fuggi, fuggi, fuggi, diletta amante, Anonymous
5. Je ne puis éviter, [François de Chancy]
6. How cool and temprate am I grown, [Henry Lawes]
7. Im sick of love, [William Lawes]
8. Oft have I sworn Id love no more, [Henry Lawes]
9. [La Folia] (with additional exercise), Anonymous
10. Blest be those powers, Charles Colman
11. Sio morrò, che dirà, Anonymous
12. Dove, dove, corri, mio core?, Anonymous
13. How happy art thou and I (variant), Henry Lawes
14. Lord, to thee I make my moan (Psalm 130), Anonymous
15. Lord, in thy wrath reprove me not (Psalm 6), Anonymous
16. Blessed art they that perfect are (Psalm 119), Anonymous
London, Lambeth Palace Library, 1041
1. We do account that music good, Anonymous
2. Silly heart forbear, [Nicholas Lanier]
3. Go thy way, since thou wilt go, Anonymous
4. Sing aloud harmonious spheres, Anonymous
5. Beat on proud billows, Boreas blow (Light in a dungeon), Anonymous
6. Ask me no more whither doth stray [Ask me no more where Jove bestows], Anonymous
7. Je ne connais que trop que jaime, [Michel Lambert]
8. Nentendez-vous point ce langage?, [Jean de Cambefort]
9. Quun rival vienne devant moi, Anonymous
10. Se voi, luci amate, [Gabriel de Rochechouart, Marquis de Mortemart?]
11. When shall I see my captive heart, [Henry Lawes?]
12. Chère Phillis, puisque tous mes services, Anonymous
13. Ne vous étonnez pas, Anonymous
14. Ma Cloris, je me meurs damour, Anonymous
15. Cloris, when I to thee present, [Henry Lawes]
16. Bright Aurelia, I do owe, Charles Colman
17. O mia Filli gradita, Anonymous
18. Never persuade me toit I vow, Charles Colman
19. Perfect and endless circles are, [William Lawes]
20. Farewell, farewell, fond love, Charles Colman
21. Pensieri quietate, quietate non più, Anonymous
22. Non temer, Filli mia, Anonymous
23. Last night my fair resolved to go, Anonymous
24. Lucinda, wink or veil those eyes, Matthew Locke
25. Fret on fond Cupid, curse thy feeble bow, John Goodgroome
26. Ye powers that guard Loves silken throne, Anonymous
27. Oft have I searched both court and town, Alphonso Marsh
28. The glories of our birth and state, Edward Colman
29. Cloris when that you do intend, [Henry Lawes]
Appendix: Variants
No, no, I never was in love, Henry Lawes
How cool and temprate I am grown, Henry Lawes
Oft have I swore Id love no more, Henry Lawes
Je ne connais que trop que jaime, [Michel Lambert]
Nentendez-vous point ce langage?, [Jean de Cambefort]
Se voi, luci amate, [Gabriel de Rochechouart, Marquis de Mortemart?]
Cloris, when I to thee present, Henry Lawes
O mia Filli gradita, Anonymous
Cloris, when eer you do intend, Henry Lawes
Edited by Gordon J. Callon.
Voz + tiorba en tablatura y edición moderna.
The two manuscripts Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Broxbourne 84.9 and London, Lambeth Palace Library MS 1041 contain forty-four songs, mostly with theorbo or lute accompaniment; twenty-nine songs are in English, seven are in French, and eight are in Italian. The English composers of these songs include Henry and William Lawes, Nicholas Lanier, and Charles Colman. Three French songs can be identified as the work of François de Chancy, Michel Lambert, and Jean de Cambefort. Seven of the English songs (by Locke Goodgroome, Marsh, Edward Colman, Henry Lawes, and an anonymous source) are in a later section of the Lambeth Palace Manuscripts (ca. 16651670) and are with a thorough-bass accompaniment. Many songs are embellished with written-out ornamentation.
