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Adam Lay Ybounden

Music by Peter Warlock
(1923)

Settings for
Unison or 2-Part Choir and Organ/Piano........... page 2
SAB Choir and Organ/Piano.............................. page 4
SATB Choir and Organ/Piano............................. page 7

Adam Lay Ybounden

Unison or 2-Part Choir and Organ/Piano

Words: c. 15th Century

b 2
Voice 1 & b b 4

Peter Warlock
arr. editors

Allegretto

Voice 2
(opt.)

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Piano

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bond:

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book.

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Adam Lay Ybounden

SAB Choir and Organ/Piano
Words: c. 15th Century

b 2
Soprano & b b 4

Allegretto

Alto

b 2
&b b 4

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Baritone
b b4

b 2
& b b 4
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b

b
&b b
8

mp

y - boun

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mp

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bond:

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A - dam lay y - boun - den, Boun - den in a

Allegretto

Piano/
Organ

Peter Warlock
arr. editors

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Adam Lay Ybounden

Words: c. 15th Century

b 2
Soprano & b b 4

Allegretto

Alto

b
& b b 42

Tenor

b
& b b 42

Bass

?b 2
b b4

b 2
& b b 4
mf

? bb 42
b

bb
& b
8

bond:

b
&b b
den,

b
&b b

den,

?b
bb
den,

b
& b b

? bb
b

Peter Warlock
arr. editors

mp

mp

mp

A - dam lay y - boun-den, Boun - den in a

Allegretto

Piano/
Organ

SATB Choir and Organ/Piano

Four thou - sand win - ter thought he

lay

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lay

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mp

mp

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b
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been

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