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William #Byrd: Psalm 6, Lord in thy rage.
From Songs of Sundry Natures, 1589.

Eleanor Cramer: #soprano
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: tenor viol

#Psalm 6 is the first of the 7 penitential psalms, and is often found in books of hours accompanied by an image of the King David, kneeling in prayer with his #harp set aside.

Image: page from an #illuminatedmanuscript showing the penitent David, and the #Latin words of Psalm 6, Domine ne in furore.
From Aussem Hours, #16thCentury, W.437.45R

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICNMGlfcnGc&ab_channel=Passamezzo

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To Shorten Winter's Sadness.
A #16thCentury English #madrigal from Thomas Weelkes' Ballets & #Madrigals, 1598.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2z4Mafl_PU&ab_channel=Passamezzo

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