Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone
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"Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone" is a lively English madrigal by Renaissance composer John Farmer, celebrated for its playful word painting and pastoral text.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
madrigal
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vocal composition ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Fair Phyllis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| character |
Amyntas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phyllis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
common piece in choral pedagogy
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example of Renaissance word painting ⓘ |
| feature |
pastoral text
ⓘ
word painting ⓘ |
| form | through-composed ⓘ |
| genre | Renaissance madrigal ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant |
Fair Phyllis
NERFINISHED
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Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn | Renaissance madrigal anthologies ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedBy |
chamber choirs
ⓘ
early music ensembles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme | shepherdess and lover ⓘ |
| musicalEra | Late Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrasts between homophony and polyphony
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playful musical depiction of text ⓘ use of ascending and descending melodic lines to paint words ⓘ |
| originalMedium | unaccompanied voices ⓘ |
| performancePractice | a cappella ⓘ |
| period | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | English Renaissance music tradition ⓘ |
| style | lively ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | pastoral love story ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | lively ⓘ |
| textOpening | Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone ⓘ |
| textType | secular ⓘ |
| texture |
imitative
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polyphonic ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | short ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
SATB
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mixed voices ⓘ |
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