Greensleeves

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The famous song Greensleeves is a 16th century English Renaissance love song.

It was a favorite in England in the days of Queen Elizabeth I, and Shakespeare mentions it in his play The Merry Wives of Windsor (ca 1602).

Legend has it that Greensleeves may have been composed by King Henry VIII (1491-1547) for his lover and future queen consort Anne Boleyn.

Anne, the youngest daughter of Thomas Boleyn, rejected Henry's advances, as told by the song :

Alas, my love, you do me wrong to cast me off discourteously...

However, it is unlikely that King Henry VIII composed Greensleeves, as the song is written in a style which was not known in England until after Henry VIII died.

Details about Greensleeves

Title : Greensleeves
Subtitle : Alas, my love, you do me wrong
Composer : (Anonymous)
Catalog : -
Style : Renaissance
Composed/published : 16th Century
Original instrumentation : Piano

Sources : Anonymous composer, Greensleeves, 16th century English Renaissance song.

Broadside ballad entitled : A New Northern Dittye of the Lady Greene Sleeves. London Stationer's Company (1580)
A New Courtly Sonnet of the Lady Green Sleeves. To the new tune of Green sleeves, in A Handful of Pleasant Delights (1584)

The Greensleeves melody is found in several late 16th century and early 17th century sources, such as Ballet's MS Lute Book and Het Luitboek van Thysius, as well as various other manuscripts.

Sheet music associated with Greensleeves

Catalogue	Title	Key	Instrumentation
	Greensleeves ♥	F minor	Soprano voice and piano
	Greensleeves ♥	E minor	Piano
	Greensleeves ♥	C minor	Alto voice and piano
	Greensleeves ♥	D minor	Treble recorder and piano
	Greensleeves ♥	D minor	Flute and piano
	Greensleeves ♥	A minor	Descant recorder and piano
	Greensleeves ♥	C minor	Violin and piano
	Greensleeves ♥	F minor	Viola and piano
	What Child Is This?	E minor	Trumpet in Bb and piano
	What Child Is This?	E minor	Piano
	What Child Is This?	E minor	Piano
	What Child Is This?	E minor	Violin and piano
	What Child Is This?	A minor	Flute and piano
	What Child Is This?	D minor	Viola and piano
	What Child Is This?	E minor	Cello and piano