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To all Lovers of Musick, Performers and Scapers, | |||
to those that love Catches, play tunes and cut Capers. | |||
With a New Catch I greet you and thou I say it that Shouldn't. | |||
Like a Fiddle, 'tis musick tho the words are but wood 'n: | |||
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But my Brother John Playford and I shall present you, | |||
e'er long with a Book, I presume will content you. | |||
'Tis true we know well the sale of good musick, | |||
But to hear us perform woud make him sick or you sick. | |||
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My maggot Man Sam, at the first Temple Gate, | |||
will further inform you, if not my Wife Kate, | |||
From between the two devils near Temple Bar, | |||
I rest your Friend and servant John Carr. | |||
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CPDL #10296: 
Lilypond
- Editor: Anders Stenberg (added 2005-12-01). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 422 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: On of Three Catches on musical themes from "The Catch Club or Merry Companion...". H.Purcell: A Catch by way of an Epistle, Anon.: A Fiddler and a Fuddler, H.Purcell: Upon the Viol
General Information
Title: A Catch by way of an Epistle
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SSS
Genre: Secular, Canons
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1731-33
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Original text and translations
English text
- I
To all Lovers of Musick, Performers and Scapers, to those that love Catches, play tunes and cut Capers. With a New Catch I greet you and thou I say it that Shouldn't. Like a Fiddle, 'tis musick tho the words are but wood 'n:
- II
But my Brother John Playford and I shall present you, e'er long with a Book, I presume will content you. 'Tis true we know well the sale of good musick, But to hear us perform woud make him sick or you sick.
- III
My maggot Man Sam, at the first Temple Gate, will further inform you, if not my Wife Kate, From between the two devils near Temple Bar, I rest your Friend and servant John Carr.