The Silver Swan
Arranger | Megules, Karl |
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Composer | Gibbons, Orlando |
Duration | 1.5 |
Ensemble | Three Tubas |
Genre | Madrigal |
Grade | 3 |
Model Number | AOS615 |
Category | Three Tubas |
The Silver Swan is probably the most famous madrigal by Orlando Gibbons. It was originally scored for 5 voices and presents the legend that swans sing only just before their death (the “swan song”). The song was published in Gibbons’s First Set of Madrigals and Motets of 5 parts (1612).
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