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* {{CPDLno|31736}} [[Media:William_Billings_-_Jargon.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:William_Billings_-_Jargon.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:William_Billings_-_Jargon.sib|{{sib}}]] | * {{CPDLno|31736}} [[Media:William_Billings_-_Jargon.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:William_Billings_-_Jargon.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:William_Billings_-_Jargon.sib|{{sib}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Walker Boyle|2014-04-21}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|25}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution}} | {{Editor|Walker Boyle|2014-04-21}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|25}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution}} | ||
:'''Edition notes:''' Includes piano reduction added by the editor. | :'''Edition notes:''' Includes piano reduction added by the editor. | ||
Revision as of 07:07, 20 January 2017
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- CPDL #31736:
- Editor: Walker Boyle (submitted 2014-04-21). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 25 kB Copyright: CC BY
- Edition notes: Includes piano reduction added by the editor.
- CPDL #25661:
- Editor: Michael Lauer (submitted 2012-02-28). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 77.5 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Jargon
Composer: William Billings
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong Meter: 87. 87
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: The Singing-Master's Assistant, 1778. Something of a musical joke by Billings, written in response to critics who accused him of breaking too many compositional rules.
External websites: http://www.mrlauer.org/music/work/billings/jargon/
Original text and translations
English text
Let horrid Jargon fill the Air
And rive the Nerves asunder.
Let hateful Discord greet the Ear
As terrible as Thunder.