A Catch by way of an Epistle (Henry Purcell)
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- CPDL #10296: LilyPond
- Editor: Anders Stenberg (submitted 2005-12-01). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 422 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: A Catch by way of an Epistle
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SSS
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1731-33
Description: One 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
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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.