Why fumeth in sight (Tallis, Thomas)

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Editor Allen Garvin (b. 1969)
Publisher. Info. Hawthorne Early Music, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Modernized spelling, with 2 additional verses added.
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Work Title Why fumeth in sight
Alternative. Title Why fum'th in sight
Composer Tallis, Thomas
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ITT 40
Key E Phrygian mode
First Publication. 1567 in The Whole Psalter translated into English Metre (London: John Daye)
Librettist Matthew Parker (1504–1575), after Psalm II
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation 4 voices
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