Author: Thomas Nashe (1567-1601)

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Summer's Last Will and Testament
The Unfortunate Traveller

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A Litany in Time of Plague (Adieu, farewell earth's blisse )
D. Rowland, D. Rowland: Adieu, farewell earth's bliss
C. Lambert: Movement VI. Saraband
R. Bennett: Adieu, farewell earth's blisse

Adieu, farewell earth's bliss (Adieu, farewell earth's blisse ) - D. Rowland
Adieu, farewell earth's blisse (Adieu, farewell earth's blisse ) - R. Bennett
Adieu, farewell earth's blisse
D. Rowland, D. Rowland: Adieu, farewell earth's bliss
C. Lambert: Movement VI. Saraband
R. Bennett: Adieu, farewell earth's blisse

And then he flew on her - D. Rowland [x]
Autumn hath all the Summer's fruitful treasure
C. Lambert: Movement IV. Madrigal con ritornelli

Fair summer droops (Fair Summer droops, droop men and beasts therefore) - D. Rowland
Fair Summer droops, droop men and beasts therefore
C. Lambert: Movement II. Madrigal con ritornelli
D. Rowland: Fair summer droops

I saw a summer banqueting house (I saw a summer banqueting house belonging to a merchant) (from The Unfortunate Traveller) - D. Rowland
I saw a summer banqueting house belonging to a merchant (from The Unfortunate Traveller)
D. Rowland: I saw a summer banqueting house

If I must die, oh let me choose my death (from The Unfortunate Traveller)
D. Rowland: Thy lips on mine

Movement II. Madrigal con ritornelli (Fair Summer droops, droop men and beasts therefore) - C. Lambert
Movement III. Coranto (Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king ) (from Summer's Last Will and Testament) - C. Lambert GER
Movement IV. Madrigal con ritornelli (Autumn hath all the Summer's fruitful treasure) - C. Lambert
Movement VI. Saraband (Adieu, farewell earth's blisse ) - C. Lambert
Spring (Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king ) (from Summer's Last Will and Testament) - B. Dieren, I. Gurney, J. Raynor, P. Warlock, D. Argento GER
Spring, the sweet spring (Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king ) (from Summer's Last Will and Testament) - B. Britten GER
Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king (from Summer's Last Will and Testament) GER
B. Britten: Spring, the sweet spring
R. Faith: Spring, the sweet Spring
C. Lambert: Movement III. Coranto
B. Dieren, I. Gurney, J. Raynor, P. Warlock, D. Argento: Spring

Stars fall - D. Rowland [x]
Strength stoopes unto the grave
D. Rowland, D. Rowland: Adieu, farewell earth's bliss
C. Lambert: Movement VI. Saraband
R. Bennett: Adieu, farewell earth's blisse

Strength stoops unto the grave (Adieu, farewell earth's blisse ) - D. Rowland
Thy lips on mine (If I must die, oh let me choose my death) (from The Unfortunate Traveller) - D. Rowland
To the execution place - D. Rowland [x]
Would I could bark the sun (Would I could bark the sun out of the sky) (from Summer's Last Will and Testament) - D. Rowland
Would I could bark the sun out of the sky (from Summer's Last Will and Testament)
D. Rowland: Would I could bark the sun