An elegy for Thomas Tallis,d. 23.11.

1585

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V 24

V 24 w

Ye

sa - cred

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2

&

Ye

sa-cred Mu - ses,

Mu - ses, race

of Jove, whom

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&

13

13

eth,

V
?

13

Ye

sa - cred

eth,

eth,

come down,

come

Jove,

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whom

love

w
-

Mu - sics love

- sics

Mu

whom Mu - sics love

#w

ses,

whom Mu

down,

down

come

de

come

come

down

sics

light

de

love de -

sics love

de

eth,

from

come

down from

down,

light -

light -

down

de - light

sa - cred Mu -

Ye

sa - cred

of Jove, race

#w

ses, race

whom Mu

of Jove,

Jove,

Mu-ses, race of

Mu

Ye

#w

come

down,

cred

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come down,

come down,

come

Mu - ses, race of

come

sa - cred

Jove, sa

sa - cred

William Byrd 1543 - 1623

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of

light - eth,

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13

of Jove,

Mu

race of Jove,

race of Jove, race

ses,

13

Ye

w #

Jove, race

sa - cred Mu - ses,

Mu - ses, race of

Ye

&

Ye sacred Muses

cry -

come

cry - stal heavns

- stal

down

heavns

come

from

down

Ye sacred Muses

17

& w

17

down

from

&

V
V

come

earth,

heavns

earth,

26

&

26

in

mourn

ing

row

with

bove

earth,

weeds

eth,

stal

eth,

bove

mourn -

with

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tears

in

eyes:

eyes:

tears

weeds,

eyes:

eyes:

# #

in

in

- ing

weeds,

weeds,

in

weeds,

b w

eyes:

ing

in

earth,

ing

in

ing

to

stal

to

mourn - ing

tears

with tears

cry

earth,

weeds

in

mourn

with

in

weeds

#.

to

in mourn

dwell- eth, in

with

heavns from

in mourn

w
w

eth,

tears

- ing

to

- bove

dwell

row

mourn - ing

row dwell

bove

in

# w

mourn

a -

b.

mourn - ing weeds

V b.

to

weeds,

dwell-eth,

sor

in

V w

sor

where

where sor

26

? #

26

earth,

earth, where sor - row dwell

j
V b.

26

to

heavns

to

21

&

cry

row

where sor-row

21

from

a - bove

down

stal

where sor

& #

21

& w

- stal heavns

cry

21

cry - stal heavns

from

21

a - bove

17

cry -

17

17

William Byrd 1543 - 1623

eyes:

in

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& w
& .

Tal - lis is

V .

30

dead, Tal - lis

Tal -

?
.

30

is

lis

Tal - lis is

35

is dead, Tal

lis

&

sic dies,

w
V

35

sic

35

and Mu

sic dies, and

Mu

&

- sic

dies,

mourn - ing

weeds,

mourn - ing

V .
In

weeds,

mourn

?

-

in

ing

ing

mourn

mourn

w.

sic

weeds

in mourn

Mu

in

Mu

# .
-

In

dies.

In

sic

mourn

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- ing mourn

mourn - ing weeds,

in

in

ing

mourn -

w
w

in mourn - ing

weeds

dies.

in

.
w

ing weeds

ing

. j

In

dies.

- sic

dies.

and

Mu

and

dead,

- sic

Mu

mourn - ing weeds,

is

dead,

w
w

weeds,

lis is

Mu -

dies,

dead, and

sic

dead,

Tal

Mu

and

w.

and Mu

Tal - lis is

In

&

mourn

is

40

40

40

40

dead,

dies.

lis is

dead,

William Byrd 1543 - 1623

dies, and Mu

35

lis is

b .

dead,

and

is

dead,

Tal

Tal

dead,

dead, Tal - lis

sic dies,

35

40

dead,

is

Tal - lis is dead,

&

Tal - lis is

30

30

Ye sacred Muses

weeds

- ing

mourn - ing

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&

44

mourn - ing

& .

weeds

V w

44

44

weeds

weeds with

tears

ing

weeds

in

tears

dead,

Tal

lis is

&
w

V .

49

dead,

V
?

49

lis

is

dead,

& b

54

54

and

Tal

Mu

w.

# w
V
dies,

V
?

54

dies, Mu

sic

Mu -

dies,

w
sic

dies,

in

is

and Mu

and

- sic and

dies,

Mu

b . j

lis

is dead, Tal

dead, Tal - lis

sic dies,

is

b .

and Mu -

Mu -

Mu

Mu

- sic

dies.

# w

sic

dies.

dies.

- sic

dies.

sic

. j

Mu - sic

dies, and Mu

Mu

- sic

- sic dies, and

w.

is

- sic dies,

Tal - lis

- sic dies,

w
-

dead,

is

# n w

and

Tal

dead, Tal - lis

and

. j w

dies,

Mu -

and

Mu

- sic

Mu -

dead,

dead,

Mu

Tal - lis is

Tal - lis is

eyes:

and

Tal - lis is

dead,

Mu

William Byrd 1543 - 1623

Tal - lis is

eyes:

in

- sic

and

w

lis is

eyes:

eyes:

dead,

. # #

54

sic

tears

&

54

with

and

and

eyes:

dead,

49

with

& w

in

in

49

49

with

tears

weeds

with tears

? w

44

Ye sacred Muses

sic

dies.

SMC (Text underlay voice 2 to 5 by Sergio Siminovich)

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