See, Bob, see!
The playhouse hubbub
Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778) [ Great Britain ; England ]
Edition
Published by
Mercury Music
[USA]
, 1947
; in Catches for three, four, and five voices
(15 p.)
Ref. :
352-00108
(2 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Lawton, Edward
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
18th century
(1700-1749)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Catch ; Round ; Chasse
Mood of the piece:
lively
Type of Choir:
unspecified voicing (4 unspecified voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
D major
Musicological Sources:
"The catches . . . have been drawn from two eightenth-century books: 'A Collection of Catches, Canons, Glees, Duets &c,' ca. 1780, and 'Apollonian Harmony,' ca. 1790."
Source of text:
Phrases heard at the playhouse in 18th century England, such as "The play is done," "You, sir, you keep your horses back," etc.
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 1073A (35 copies)