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A Song of Pages
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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A Song of Pages by Thomas Ravenscroft — Lyrics
Long haue we bin perplex and vext,
with a life that I loathed,
now may we sing:
hay ding, a ing, a ding,
and leaue to lament any longer,
glad to the heart to depart,
that I must bid adew to my master,
thankes to the heauens will I giue
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About A Song of Pages
Thomas Ravenscroft's A Song of Pages offers a spirited English madrigal for SAB voices. The text rejoices in newfound freedom, casting aside a loathed life and expressing immense gratitude for departure from a difficult situation. The singers revel in this liberation, looking forward to merriment and carousing. Ravenscroft captures the text's ebullience with lively musical gestures, creating a vibrant and characterful work that perfectly embodies the spirit of secular Renaissance part-music.
