for SATB with optional double bass and optional piano The music captures the varied moods of the words with their rapture, sorrow, humour, and vitality in a way which makes these classic madrigal texts come alive for contemporary audiences. These pieces may be performed individually or as a five-movement suite. Numbers 1, 4, and 5 are also published for upper voices and keyboard as Three Birthday Madrigals.
John Rutter (b.1945)
"It's all very much John Rutter - light, enjoyable and none-too-difficult." - Choir and Organ
It was a lover and his lass Draw on, sweet night Come live with me My true love hath my heart When daisies pied
