Now Is the Month of Maying
Thomas Morley's 1595 ballett, for 2 to 4 singers: verse 1 and its "fa la" refrains, each half sung twice, as Morley's own parts with his two tenors joined into one. Light and dancing, every voice with a tune of its own.
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Soprano, D4 to D5
Alto, D4 to A4
Tenor, D3 to F4
Bass, G2 to A3
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The first verse
Words: anonymous, after Orazio Vecchi (1595)Tune: Thomas Morley (1595)
Now is the month of Maying When merry lads are playingFa la la la la la la la la Fa la la la la la la
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