Composition: An Howres Recreation in Musicke (Allison, Richard)

Title	An Howres Recreation in Musicke
Creators	Richard Allison (composer)
Opus
Instrumentation	4 voices 5 voices 5 Unspecified instruments 4 Unspecified instruments
Number of movements	24
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First published	1606
Dedication	Sir John Scudamore
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Composition types	Songs, Sacred songs
Language	English
Period	Renaissance
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Title click for details	Metronome	Key	Measures
The man upright of life (verse 1)	—	—	—
He onely can behold (verse 2)	—	—	—
O heauie heart whose harmes (verse 1)	—	—	—
In hope a king doth goe to war (verse 2)	—	—	—
Though wit bids wil to blow retreate (verse 3)	—	—	—
But yet it seemes a foolish drift (verse 4)	—	—	—
I can no more but hope good hart (verse 1)	—	—	—
Who loues this life from loue his loue	—	—	—
My prime of youth, my feast of ioy (verse 1)	—	—	—
The spring is past, and yet (verse 2)	—	—	—
Rest with your selues (verse 1)	—	—	—
For lust is fraile, where loue (verse 2)	—	—	—
Shal I weepe and shees a feasting (Shall I abide this ieasting) (verse 1)	—	—	—
Can I abide this praunsing (verse 2)	—	—	—
The sturdie rocke for al his strength	—	—	—
The stately stag that seemes so stout	—	—	—
VVhat if a day or a month or a yeare (verse 1)	—	—	—
Earthes but a point to the world (verse 2)	—	—	—
There is a garden in her face (verse 1)	—	—	—
Those cheries fairely do inclose (verse 2)	—	—	—
Her eyes her eyes like angels (verse 3)	—	—	—
Behold now prayse the Lord	—	—	—
O Lord bow down thine eare	—	—	—
The sacred quire of angels	—	—	—

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