The Silver Swan

SAATB a cappella Soprano

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1

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

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The
D  

sil - ver

swan,
K 

who

liv


ing
K

had

no

Quintus

The
Alto
D  

sil - ver

swan,

who liv - ing

had

no

note,

The
D  

sil - ver

swan,
K 

who

liv


ing
K

had

no

Tenor

The
 D 

sil - ver

swan,


who liv - ing

had


no
K

Bass

The

sil - ver

swan,

who

liv

ing

had

no

&  & 
7 7 4

K 

note,
D K K K K

When

death

ap - proached
K K

un

locked

her

si - lent

_____ When death

D 

ap - proached

un

locked
K

her

si

lent

note,
D

When
K K

death

ap - proached

un

locked

her

si - lent

note,
D 

When
, , ,

death

ap

proached

un
K K

locked

her

si - lent

note,

When death

ap - proached

un - locked

her

si

lent,

si - lent

throat,
K D K

Lean

ing her

breast
K 

gainst the reed - y



throat, Lean
D

ing her

breast
K K

gainst

the reed
K

shore,
D

Thus

throat,
D 

Lean

ing her
K

breast

a - gainst

the

reed - y shore,
O

throat,
D , ,

gainst


the reed

shore,
K K

Thus sung
X

her

throat, Lean

ing her

breast

a - gainst the reed

shore,
ed. 2/15/99

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11
D

11
D

shore,


Thus
K

sung

her

first


and
K

last, and

sung

no

more,
K K

sung
D

her

first

and

last,

and

sung
D

no

more, no

more,

Fare

well all

&  &  & 

18 15

Thus sung her

D

first

and

last,
K K

and

sung

no

more,

Fare -

first
D

and

last,

and

sung

no

more, and sung

D 

no

more,
, ,

Fare

Thus sung

her

first

and

last,

and

sung

no

more,

Fare

well all

15
D

Fare

well

all

joys,
K  K

death


come

close

mine

joys,
D K K

death

come close mine

K

eyes,
D

More

D 

well all
K

joys,
K ,

death

come

close

mine

eyes,
O

- well
D 

all joys, O

death
K K

come
X

close

mine

joys,

death come close

mine

eyes,

7  , X

18
D

eyes,


More
K

geese

than

swans


now
K

live, more

fools

than

wise.
7 X

geese
D

than

swans

now

live,

more

fools
D

than

wise, than

wise.
7

More
D

geese

than

swans

now

live,
K K

more

fools

than

wise.
7 X

eyes,
D

More

geese

than

swans

now

live, more fools

D 

than

wise.
7

More

geese

than

swans

now

live,

more

fools

than

wise.

SOURCE: The First Set of Madrigals and Motets of Five Parts: apt for Viols and Voyces (1612) Edited by Rafael Ornes (2/15/99)