Here is an old ground (John Hilton the younger)

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• (Posted 2021-03-22)  CPDL #63638: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-03-22).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 120 kB   Copyright: Personal

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

General Information

Title: Here is an old ground
Composer: John Hilton the younger
Lyricist: Anon, probably the composer^{create page}

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: SSS

Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1658

Description: From Hilton's collection, Catch that Catch can. The "old ground", stated as bars 1-8, is Browning, a popular song of the 1590s which was popular with composers as the basis for instrumental variations. The allusion would not have been lost on Hilton's performers.

This edition comprises a modern realisation, and a statement of the piece in its original format.

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