The Silver Swan (Gibbons, Orlando)

Title The Silver Swan
Creators Orlando Gibbons, composer
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Instrumentation 5 voices
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First published 1612
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Composition types Madrigals
Language English
Period Renaissance
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete 5 recorders R.D. Tennent
View Complete 5 viols Albert Folop
View Complete oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon Richard Kram
View Complete soprano and 2 guitars Anton Höger

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete — Dallas: Hawthorne Early Music 2013 Complete Score
Complete Parts
Engraving files (Lilypond)
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for 5 recorders
by R.D. Tennent
— — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for 5 viols
by Albert Folop
— — Complete Score (Tr A T B B)
Engraving files (Personal composer)
Treble viol
Tenor viol 1, treble clef
Tenor viol 1, alto clef
Tenor viol 1, octave treble clef
Tenor viol 2, alto clef
Tenor viol 2, octave treble clef
Bass viol 1, alto clef
Bass viol 1, octave treble clef
Bass viol 1, bass clef
Bass viol 2
View Complete Arrangement for oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon
by Richard Kram
— — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for soprano and 2 guitars
by Anton Höger
— — Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Denis Carpenter, performer For Recorders Complete Performance
View MIDI For 5 Recorders (Tennent) Synthesized Performance


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