meaning of as vesta was from latmos hill descending
Text declamation mm 1-9: "Latmos hill" - "hill" is always set with the highest note in the phrase mm 8-9: "descending" - uses descending scales and leaps mm 12-22: "ascending" - uses ascending scales mm 36-46: "running down the hill" - uses quickly descending scales in imitative polyphony mm 48-49: "two by two" - two voices sing mm 50-51: "three by three" - three voices sing mm 51-52: "together" - all six voices sing mm 56-57: "all alone" - top voice sings alone mm 84-100: "Long live fair Oriana" - low voice begins with longa, continues with long, sustained notes