Select English Songs and Dialogues of the 16th and 17th Centuries

This is one of a series of posts about books used as source material for Art Song Central.

Book Title: Select English Songs and Dialogues of the 16th and 17th Centuries
Editor: Arnold Dolmetsch
Publisher: Boosey and Co.
Copyright: 1898

Google Books has a complete version for download as a PDF file: Select English Songs and Dialogues of the 16th and 17th Centuries

Contents:

  • O Death rock me asleep (attr. Boleyn)
  • With my Love my Life was nestled (Morley)
  • Love wing’d my hopes (Morley)
  • What if my Mistresse (Morley)
  • The Lachrymae Pavan [Flow my tears, 2 voice version] (Dowland)
  • Now ye Springe is come (unknown)
  • I Prethee Sweet (Lawes)
  • Cloris sigh’d (unknown)
  • Lye still my Deare (unknown)
  • The Primrose (Lawes)
  • O my Clarissa (Lawes)
  • The Lark (Lawes)

Notes:
Songs from this volume will be uploaded, when appropriate, as song posts are created for them. If you would like me to give priority to a song that is not yet posted, please let me know via the contact page.