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Pilkington's Lancastrian Pottery refers to an art pottery line produced by Pilkington's Tile & Pottery Company in Clifton, Lancashire, England, beginning in the 1890s. The pottery is recognized for its innovative and high-fired glazes, particularly the metallic iridescent glazes developed by company...
"Rest, Sweet Nymphs" is a five-voice English madrigal by Francis Pilkington, published in his First Set of Madrigals and Pastorals in 1613. Its pastoral text bids the nymphs sleep while presenting the surrounding natural world as quiet and watchful. Written for unaccompanied vocal ensemble, the work...
“Diaphenia like the daffadowndilly” is an English madrigal by Francis Pilkington, setting a pastoral poem commonly attributed to Henry Constable. The text compares Diaphenia with a daffodil and other images drawn from flowers, birds, and the changing seasons. Written for five voices, the piece uses...
Joyful madrigal by Francis Pilkington celebrating a lover's discovery of his beloved, from his early 17th-century madrigal publications for the English market.
Pilkington's gentle lullaby-style madrigal from his First Set of Madrigals and Pastorals (1605), bidding nymphs to rest with a soothing pastoral text and smooth voice-writing.
Pilkington's madrigal from his First Set of Madrigals and Pastorals (1605), expressing joyful discovery of a beloved in the pastoral convention of the English genre.
English madrigal by Francis Pilkington (c.1570–1638), likely from his 'First Set of Madrigals and Pastorals' (1613), a late contribution to the English madrigal tradition.
