Madrigals and Early Music

William Blake's text is set for treble choir in this sprightly, unaccompanied number. Surprising harmonic shifts and flowing polyphonic lines paint this text about spring.

This well-known Italian madrigal by Orazio Vecchi is offered in two voicings, enabling singers to be successful while staying true to the style of the period.

Choral literature played a major role in Adolphus Hailstork’s early inspirations, as he grew up singing in choirs. While in college, he created this beautifully plaintive madrigal, setting the words

Clarity of line and a firm harmonic base make this fugal Renaissance madrigal accessible to your experienced ensembles. From the Amanda Quist Choral Series.

This dynamic collection presents four jazzy settings of favorite madrigals by Thomas Morley, John Bennet, and Orlando Gibbons. The first, Sing We and Chant It, is a relaxed jazz waltz with a

This piece sets the text of a well-known 16th-century madrigal of the same name by Thomas Morley in a jazz waltz style. This is a selection from the four-movement work Little Jazz Madrigals

This joyous five-part madrigal for mixed voices by German Renaissance composer Johann Schein is a welcome addition to the body of  chamber choir literature. With the text in the original German, it is

Fashioned after the 16th-century Italian ballettos which featured the popular "fa, la, la" refrains, this challenging a cappella madrigal presents wonderful educational opportunities packaged in a

This lovely collection of 12 works is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the King's Singers. The a cappella volume contains mostly madrigals and early music, with a few selections from later

Here is a fantastic resource for introducing madrigals of the Renaissance to the developing ensembles or groups with limited male singers. The five works by Thomas Weelkes are: Come, Let's Begin; Four

John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1614) was a Renaissance-era English composer who wrote several madrigals in the style of Thomas Morley. This is perhaps his most famous one, and is a wonderful contest or festival

Introduce your choir to a cappella madrigal singing with this wonderful Thomas Morley classic designed especially for young singers by Russell Robinson. This edition sounds full and captures all the spirit

Daniel Hughes has arranged this delightful English folk song as a madrigal. A jovial piece that encourages partying with a most proper spirit, the music serves well at any concert or madrigal dinner feast.

Robert Sieving combines an anonymous sixteenth-century poem with music from Respighi's brilliant Ancient Aires and Dances for Lute, Suite 1: Balletto to create a light-hearted, dance-like

The definitive modern anthology of sixty English madrigals, representing the works of major composers Byrd, Gibbons, Morley, Tomkins, Weelkes and Wilbye, as well as those of lesser-known composers such as