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Henry Gibbons’ Silver Swan is a significant English madrigal composed in 1612. This five-voice work explores themes of loss and fading beauty through a serene lament. It's notable for its intricate vocal writing and represents a high point within the late Renaissance madrigal tradition. The piece is...
Gibbons's five-voice madrigal (1612) setting a poem by Sir Walter Raleigh, offering a philosophical meditation on life as theatrical performance and its ultimate vanity.
A five-voice madrigal by Orlando Gibbons from his First Set of Madrigals and Motets (1612), praising feminine beauty through a pastoral rose conceit in refined style.
English sacred song by Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625), setting a devotional Christmas text, published in his 'First Set of Madrigals and Mottets' (1612) for the Chapel Royal.
