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The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule : composed with musicall ayres and songs, both for voyces and divers instruments

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Title
The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule : composed with musicall ayres and songs, both for voyces and divers instruments
Additional title: Tears or lamentations of a sorrowful soul
Names
Leighton, William, Sir, approximately 1565-1622 (Composer)
Stansby, William, active 1597-1638 (Printer)
Rimbault, Edward F. (Edward Francis), 1816-1876 (Former owner)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1614
Place: London
Publisher: William Stansby
Table of Contents
O Loving God and father deere / Sir W. Leighton - Come let us sing to God / Sir William Leighton - My Soule doth long, and / Sir W. Leighton - In thee O Lord I put my trust / Sir W. Leighton - Thou art my God thy helpes at / Sir W. Leighton - Almighty God which hast / Sir W. Leighton - I cannot Lord excuse my Sinne / Sir W. Leighton - O Lord thy names most excellent / Sir W. Leighton - An heart thats broken & contrite / J. Dowland - Thou God of might hast / John Milton - Yeelde unto God the Lord / Rob. Johnson - Almighty God which hast / Thom. Foorde - Alasse that I offended ever / Edm. Hooper - O God to whom all hearts are / R. Kindersley - Almighty Lord and God of love / Nat. Gyles - Ile lie me downe to sleepe / Io. Cuperario - Attend unto my teares O Lord / Io. Bull - Looke downe O Lord / William Byrde - Hidden O Lord / Francis Pilkington - O Lord give care / Thomas Lupo - Let thy salvation / R: Jones - O God that no time / Martin Peerson - O Lord how doe my woes / Orlando Gibbons - Most mighty and all / Thomas Weelkes - O let me treade / John Warde - I am quite tired / John Wilbye - What shall I render / Rob. Jones - In thee O Lord / Alfonso Ferrabosco - Be unto me / William Byrde - I Laid me downe / William Byrde - O Lord come pitty / Alfonso Ferrabosco - Attend unto my teares / John Bull - O Lord behold my miseries / John Milton - High mighty God / Francis Pilkington - O Lord I lift my heart / Orlando Gibbons - Well-Spring of bounty / Edm. Hooper - The cause of death / Thomas Lupo - O let me at thy / Martin Peerson - O Lord how doe my woes / John Cuperario - O happy he / Thomas Weelkes - Save me O Lord / Rob. Johnson - Not unto us / Thomas Foorde - Lord ever bridle / Martin Peerson - O had I wings / John Milton - Lament, lament / R. Jones - O Lord consider / John Warde - O God the rocke / John Wilbye - I shame at mine / John Dowland - If that a sinners sighes / John Milton - Judge them O Lord / Rob. Kindersley - Come helpe O God / William Byrde - O Lord come pitty / Timolphus Thopull - In depth no man / Alfonso Ferrobosco.
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Drexel 4716
Topics
Songs with lute
Songs with instrumental ensemble
Vocal music -- England -- 17th century
Vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble
Vocal quintets with instrumental ensemble
Genres
Vocal music
Notated music
Notes
Citation/reference: Catalogue of the valuable library of the late Edward Francis Rimbault (London, 1877), p. 71, lot no. 1155.
Statement of responsibility: Set foorth by Sir William Leighton.
Content: For 1, 4, 5 voices and lute (lute tablature).
Content: Includes dedication pages, address to the reader, tributes to the composer, ornamental title page, and table of contents.
Content: "In praise of that noble science of musicke ..." (on verso of t.p.).
Content: Other instruments mentioned: Bandora - cittern - treble viol.
Additional physical form: Also available on microform; service copy classmark: *ZB-4289.
Ownership: From the collection of Edward F. Rimbault.
Action: Microfilmed; 2007 NN
Physical Description
Extent: 1 table book ([116] pages) : illustrated ; 33 cm
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 57050155
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16570667
Photo Order: 66016
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ff0b5a90-bdff-013c-faa9-0242ac110005
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1565: Creator Born
  • 1614: Issued
  • 1622: Creator Died
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1614. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/464d4850-d97b-013c-98c1-0242ac110003

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/464d4850-d97b-013c-98c1-0242ac110003

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1614). The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/464d4850-d97b-013c-98c1-0242ac110003

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The teares or lamentacions of a sorrowfull soule