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The Triumphs of Oriana is a book of English madrigals, compiled and published in 1601 by Thomas Morley

Thomas Morley

Thomas Morley was an English composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance, and the foremost member of the English Madrigal School. He was the most famous composer of secular music in Elizabethan England and an organist at St Paul's Cathedral...

, which first edition has 25 pieces by 23 composers (Thomas Morley and Ellis Gibbons

Ellis Gibbons

Ellis Gibbons was a composer and one of the older brothers of Orlando Gibbons.His father William was one of the Oxford town waits, but moved to Cambridge between the birth and christening of Orlando...

have two madrigals). It was said to have been made in the honour of Queen Elizabeth I. Every madrigal in the collection contains the following couplet at the end: “Thus sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana: long live fair Oriana” (the word "Oriana" often being used to refer to Queen Elizabeth).

Recently, the attribution of "Oriana" to Elizabeth has come into question. Evidence has been presented that "Oriana" actually refers to Anna of Denmark, who would become Queen of England alongside James VI of Scotland (later James I of England

James I of England

James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...

) in an apparently failed early attempt to remove Elizabeth in order to restore England to Catholicism

Catholicism

Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....

. In his book 'The English Madrigalists', Edmund Fellowes, one of the leading madrigal scholars declares this theory to be false.

Contents

order	composer	piece
1	Michael East Michael East (composer) Michael East was an English organist and composer. He was a nephew of London music publisher Thomas East , although, once it was thought that he was his son....	Hence Stars
2	Daniel Norcome	With Angel's Face
3	John Mundy John Mundy (composer) John Mundy was an English composer, virginalist and organist of the Renaissance period.-Life and works:...	Lightly she whipped o'er the dales
4	Ellis Gibbons Ellis Gibbons Ellis Gibbons was a composer and one of the older brothers of Orlando Gibbons.His father William was one of the Oxford town waits, but moved to Cambridge between the birth and christening of Orlando...	Long live fair Oriana
5	John Bennet John Bennet John Bennet was a composer of the English madrigal school. His madrigals include All creatures now as well as Weep, O Mine Eyes. The latter is a homage to John Dowland, using part of Dowland's most famous piece, Flow my Tears, also known in its pavane form as Lachrymae Antiquae.- Media :-External...	All Creatures now are Merry‐minded
6	John Hilton	Fair Oriana, beauty's Queen
7	George Marson	The Nymphs and Shepherds danced
8	Richard Carlton Richard Carlton Richard Carlton was an English composer.He graduated from Clare College, Cambridge in 1577 and was at some time Master of Choristers at Norwich Cathedral. He is known mainly for his madrigals and was a contemporary of John Wilbye....	Calm was the Air
9	John Holmes John Holmes (composer) John Holmes was an English cathedral musician and Renaissance composer. His madrigal Thus Bonny-boots The Birthday Celebrated was included in The Triumphs of Oriana, a collection of vocal compositions published in 1601....	Thus Bonnyboots
10	Richard Nicholson Richard Nicholson Richard Nicholson is a Paralympic competitor from Australia. He competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. At the 2000 Games, he won a silver medal in the powerlifting Men's Up To 60 kg event...	Sing shepherds all
11	Thomas Tomkins Thomas Tomkins Thomas Tomkins was an English composer of the late Tudor and early Stuart period. In addition to being one of the prominent members of the English madrigal school, he was a skilled composer of keyboard and consort music, and the last member of the English virginalist school.-Life:Tomkins was born...	The Fauns and Satyrs
12	Michael Cavendish Michael Cavendish Michael Cavendish was an English composer of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.A grandson of Bess of Hardwick and first cousin to Arabella Stuart, he spent much time at court and was for a time composer to the future King Charles I of England. In 1598 he published a set of songs with lute...	Come gentle Swains
13	William Cobbold	With Wreaths of Rose and Laurel
14	Thomas Morley Thomas Morley Thomas Morley was an English composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance, and the foremost member of the English Madrigal School. He was the most famous composer of secular music in Elizabethan England and an organist at St Paul's Cathedral...	Arise, awake
15	John Farmer	Fair Nymphs
16	John Wilbye John Wilbye John Wilbye , was an English madrigal composer. The son of a tanner, he was born at Brome, Suffolk, near Diss, and received the patronage of the Cornwallis family. It is thought that he accompanied Elizabeth Cornwallis to Hengrave Hall near Bury St...	The Lady Oriana
17	Thomas Hunt Thomas Hunt Thomas Hunt may refer to:Thomas Hunt , MP for Bedford Thomas Hunt formerly with Norwich City F.C.* Thomas Hunt , Englishman martyred with Thomas Sprott in 1600...	Hark, did ye ever Hear so Sweet a Singing?
18	Thomas Weelkes Thomas Weelkes Thomas Weelkes was an English composer and organist. He became organist of Winchester College in 1598, moving to Chichester Cathedral. His works are chiefly vocal, and include madrigals, anthems and services.-Life:Weelkes was baptised in the little village church of Elsted in Sussex on 25...	As Vesta was from Latmos Hill descending
19	John Milton John Milton (composer) John Milton was an English composer and father of poet John Milton. Early in his life he converted to Protestantism and his own father, Richard Milton, subsequently disowned him. He moved to London around 1583 to work as an apprentice scrivener. His work largely pertained to business matters;...	Fair Orian
20	Ellis Gibbons Ellis Gibbons Ellis Gibbons was a composer and one of the older brothers of Orlando Gibbons.His father William was one of the Oxford town waits, but moved to Cambridge between the birth and christening of Orlando...	Round about her Chariot
21	George Kirbye George Kirbye George Kirbye was an English composer of the late Tudor period and early Jacobean era. He was one of the members of the English Madrigal School, but also composed sacred music....	With Angel's Face
22	Robert Jones Robert Jones (composer) Robert Jones was an English lutenist and composer, the most prolific of the English lute song composers ....	Fair Oriana
23	John Lisley	Fair Cytherea
24	Thomas Morley Thomas Morley Thomas Morley was an English composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance, and the foremost member of the English Madrigal School. He was the most famous composer of secular music in Elizabethan England and an organist at St Paul's Cathedral...	Hard by a Crystal Fountain
25	Edward Johnson Edward Johnson (composer) Edward Johnson was an English composer and lyricist. His perhaps best known work was "Jhonsons Medley"....	Come blessed Bird

The Triumphs of Oriana 1899 (Queen Victoria)

In 1899, at the instigation of Master of the Queen's Music Sir Walter Parratt, 13 British composers submitted a limited edition (100 copies) collection of choral songs also entitled The Triumphs of Oriana to Queen Victoria on the occasion of her 80th birthday.

The Triumphs of Oriana 1899 (Queen Victoria)

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