Madrigals are vocal compositions and can be traced back to 13th Century Italy. During the latter part of the 16th Century Nicholas Yonge of St. Paul's Cathedral in London published a collection of Italian Madrigals and translated the words into English. Thomas Morley organist of St. Pauls and around the same time as nicholas Yonge wrote many of the finest madrigals of this the greatest madrig…

Mixed choruses and chamber ensembles will frequently use and enjoy this collection of English madrigals selected and edited by former King's Singer Philip Lawson. Selections include: Sweet Suffolk Owl (Thomas Vautor) The Silver Swan (Orlando Gibbons) The Nightingale the Organ of Delight (Thomas Weelkes) Sweet Honey Sucking Bees (John Wilbye) Of All the Birds (John Bartlett).

The Chester Books Of Madrigals offer an exciting collection of secular European madrigals, partsongs and rounds from the 16th and early 17th centuries, newly edited from early sources by Anthony G. Patti, who contributes copious historical notes to each volume. <br>The majority of the settings are for SATB and simplified keyboard reductions. Texts are in the original languages, with an Engli…

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