"Weep, o mine eyes" is one of the most famous madrigals of the English composer John Bennet.[1] It is written for four vocal parts and was first published in his first collection, Madrigalls to Fovre Voyces, in 1599.[2][3] The composition is an homage to John Dowland, being based partly on Dowland's most famous piece, "Flow, my tears".[4]
References
edit- ^ "John Bennet – Bio, Albums, Pictures". Naxos Classical Music. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Bennet, John (1599). Madrigalls to Fovre Voyces (images from the 1845 reprint). musopen.org. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Aloritias, Karl (1 June 2010). "Weep, O Mine Eyes". Karl's Choral Music Webpage.
- ^ Brown, David. "John Bennet (i)". Grove Music Online. (subscription required)
External links
edit- Weep, o mine eyes: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Free scores of Weep, o mine eyes in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Animated score on YouTube, Cambridge Singers