Here's a health to the King (Joseph Stephenson)

From ChoralWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Music files

L E G E N D Disclaimer How to download
ICON SOURCE
Icon_pdf.gif Pdf
Icon_snd.gif Midi
MusicXML.png MusicXML
Sibelius.png Sibelius
File details.gif File details
Question.gif Help
  • (Posted 2012-06-13)  CPDL #26494:        (Sibelius 7)
Editor: Edmund Gooch (submitted 2012-06-13).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 54 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: The order of parts in the source as given here. The top stave is printed in the alto clef in the source, while the second stave down is printed in the treble clef without indication of which octave is intended: it has here been understood as a tenor part. The following notes are printed as dotted crochets in the source, but have here been emended to dotted quavers: bar 8, beat 1, tenor, note G; bar 35, beat 1, bass voice part, note E.

General Information

Title: Here's a health to the King
Composer: Joseph Stephenson
Lyricist: Joseph Stephenson

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: ATB
Genre: SecularGlee

Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1758
Description: This song was printed on one side of a single sheet, without details of printer, place of publication or date, bearing only the attribution 'Words & Music by J. Stephenson'. C. Humpries and W. C. Smith, in Music Publishing in the British Isles (p275, 2nd edition, Oxford: Blackwell, 1970) identify the composer as Joseph Stephenson, the publishers as James Rivington and James Fletcher, and the date as 1758. Similarly, Humphries and Smith attribute the publication of Stephenson's anthem Sing, O ye heav'ns and fuguing-tune Look down, O God, regard my cry to Rivington and Fletcher in 1758: all three works allude to the recent successes of Frederick IILink to the English Wikipedia article, particularly the victories at RossbachLink to the English Wikipedia article (5 November 1757) and LeuthenLink to the English Wikipedia article (5 December 1757).

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

Here's a health to the King, who sits on the throne,
And to glorious Prince George, that's Heir to the Crown:
Here's likewise a health to Duke William renown'd,
And to Prussia's great monarch, whose actions are crown'd
With laurels victorious: Ye Britons, now sing
Of their honour and fame, so God save the King.