THE MADRIGAL SOCIETY.
THE Madrigalians — the old-fashioned Madrigalians—resumed their sittings at Freemasons Tavern on Thursday, in considerable strength. 'These primitive musicians neither change their season nor their music as the march of fashion prescribes. The " Win- ter in London" with them does not begin in March and terminate in July; but is really the season of short days and dark nights. But what can be expected of a set of antediluvians, who persist in singing the music of MORLEY, BATESON, and WILBYE ? One almost wonders that they don't meet in peaked hats, doublets, and trunk hose, and carouse in sack and canary. For the bene- fit of the curious, we subjoin a list of the pieces performed.
"We have heard with our ears" . . . PALESTRINA. "At sound of her sweet voice" . . . . QUINTIANI.
" Arise, awake" MORLEY. " Ben sempre deggio" DE 'WERT. " Cruel, behold" WILBYE. " Delay breeds danger" GIOVANELLI. "Hark and give ear" BELLI. " In pride of May" WEELKES. " My lady still abhors me" FERRETTI.
" 0 that the learned poets" O'Grinculs.
" Hark, hear you not" BATESON.
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