The historians (John Wall Callcott)

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(Posted 2007-08-24) CPDL #14743:

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2007-08-24). Score information: A4, 2 pages Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition comprises both a modern realisation, and a statement of the piece in its original specialised format.

(Posted 2004-01-11) CPDL #06443: (Sibelius 2)

Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2004-01-11). Score information: A4, 1 page, 68 kB Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: The Historians
Composer: John Wall Callcott

Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
{{Descr|This catch won a Catch Club Prize Medal in 1789, commemorating the rivalry between the first two English histories of music. Both were first published in 1776 and public opinion split between preferring the work of Sir John Hawkins (academically sounder, but less socially adroit) and that of Charles Burney, who enjoyed impressive social connections.

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Original text and translations

English text

Have you Sir John Hawkins’ hist’ry?
Some folks think it quite a myst’ry.
Music filled his wond’rous brain;
how d’ye like him, is it plain?
Both I’ve read and must agree
that Burney’s hist’ry pleases me.

Spoiler: revealed phrase "Sir John Hawkins, how d'ye like him? Burn his history!"