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A madrigal
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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A madrigal by Paul Ambrose — Lyrics
Come live with me and be my Love,
And we will all the pleasures prove
That valleys, groves, and hills, and field,
Or woods, or mountains yield.
And we will sit upon the rocks
And see the shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow rivers, to whose falls
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About A madrigal
Paul Ambrose’s A madrigal sets words from Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”. The SATB choir is invited to paint a picture of rural idyll, a pastoral scene where nature offers abundant delights. The text speaks of valleys, groves, hills, fields, woods, and mountains, as well as the gentle sounds of birds singing by shallow rivers. It conjures images of shepherds and their flocks, and the promise of dancing and singing on May mornings. This is secular part-music, inviting the singers to express the joyful possibilities of a life lived in close harmony with nature and with a loved one.
