Song of Queen Bee Renaissance Music for Decoupage Tissue Paper

An extraordinary Renaissance musical composition without instruments mimicking the buzzing sound of "bee song" with four voices: soprano, alto, tenor and bass- some of the parts are printed upside-down so the four people could sing from one book. The amazing piping sounds (in G-sharp and A-flat) made by the queen when she indicates that she is now in charge of the hive are an integral part of this masterpiece. Butler was a music theorist and beekeeper and was the first English writer to point out that bees are ‘ruled’ by a queen despite Aristotle’s earlier claim that the hive governor was male. Melissomelos or the Bees Madrigall by Charles Butler from the Feminine Monarchie: or The Historie of Bees. Source Rare Books Date 1623. Great for decoupaging honey trays, cabinets, hives, etc.