About This Song
About "As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending" by The King's Singers
Thomas Weelkes's 'As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending' is a madrigal of dizzying word-painting. The King's Singers chase each other up and down the scale—'descending' tumbles, 'running' races—while beneath the virtuosity, a quiet unease: the virgin goddess's hill is a stage for fleeting, mortal celebration.
