Alas Fair Face (Pilkington, Francis)

Title Alas Fair Face
Alternative title Why Doth That Smoothed Brow
Creators Francis Pilkington, composer
Opus
Instrumentation voice, lute and viol
4 voices
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First published 1605
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Composition types Songs, Airs
Language English
Period Renaissance
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