Ayres or Little Short Songs, Book 1 (Morley, Thomas)
| Title | The First Booke of Ayres |
| Alternative title | {{TPtr}} :The first booke of ayres. Or Little short songs, to sing and play to the lute, with the base viole Newly published by Thomas Morley Bachiler of Musicke, and one of the gent. of her Maiesties Royall Chappel. |
| Creators | Thomas Morley, composer William Shakespeare, librettist |
| Opus | RISM A/I: M 3711 |
| Instrumentation | voice, lute and viol |
| Number of movements | 23 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1600 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Airs, Songs |
| Language | English |
| Period | Renaissance |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Painted tale | — | — | — |
| Thirsis and Milla, the first part | — | — | — |
| She straight her light, the second part | — | — | — |
| With my love | — | — | — |
| I saw my Ladie weeping | — | — | — |
| It was a lover | — | — | — |
| Who is it that this darke night | — | — | — |
| Mistresse mine | — | — | — |
| Can I forget | — | — | — |
| Love winged my hopes | — | — | — |
| What if my mistresse | — | — | — |
| Come sorrow come | — | — | — |
| Faire in a morne | — | — | — |
| Absence here thou (incomplete in only surviving copy)* | — | — | — |
| White as Lillies (lost)* | — | — | — |
| What lacke ye Sir (lost)* | — | — | — |
| Will ye buy a fine Dogge (lost)* | — | — | — |
| Sleep slumbring eyes (lost)* | — | — | — |
| Much have I loved (lost)* | — | — | — |
| Fantasticke love, the first part (lost)* | — | — | — |
| Poore soul, the second part (lost)* | — | — | — |
| Pavane (lost)* | — | — | — |
| Galliard (lost)* | — | — | — |
Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | London: William Barley | 1600 | Incomplete Score |
| View | Complete | — | London: [H. Ballard for] William Barley | 1600 | Incomplete Score |
Recordings/Performances
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