"Weep, o mine eyes" is one of the most famous madrigals of the English composer John Bennet.[1] It is written for four vocal parts and was first published in his first collection, Madrigalls to Fovre Voyces, in 1599.[2][3] The composition is an homage to John Dowland, being based partly on Dowland's most famous piece, "Flow, my tears".[4]

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  1. ^ "John Bennet – Bio, Albums, Pictures". Naxos Classical Music. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ Bennet, John (1599). Madrigalls to Fovre Voyces (images from the 1845 reprint). musopen.org. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ Aloritias, Karl (1 June 2010). "Weep, O Mine Eyes". Karl's Choral Music Webpage.
  4. ^ Brown, David. "John Bennet (i)". Grove Music Online. (subscription required)
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