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'''Description:''' This glee started life as "Which is the properest day to drink", scored for male company, i.e. two tenors and a bass. A fourth part was added in the mid-nineteenth century , making the glee "equally suitable for ladies and gentleman", but still retaining the more robust words. It is not known when the bowdlerization was effected.<br> | '''Description:''' This glee started life as "Which is the properest day to drink", scored for male company, i.e. two tenors and a bass. A fourth part was added in the mid-nineteenth century , making the glee "equally suitable for ladies and gentleman", but still retaining the more robust words. It is not known when the bowdlerization was effected.<br> | ||
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- CPDL #06765:
- Editor: John D. Smith (submitted 2004-02-20). Score information: A4, 3 pages Copyright: Personal
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- CPDL #02079:
Sibelius 
- Editor: Stuart McIntosh (submitted 2001-02-16). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 32 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Which is the properest day to sing?
Composer: Thomas Arne
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications.
Description: This glee started life as "Which is the properest day to drink", scored for male company, i.e. two tenors and a bass. A fourth part was added in the mid-nineteenth century , making the glee "equally suitable for ladies and gentleman", but still retaining the more robust words. It is not known when the bowdlerization was effected.
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Original text:
Which is the properest day to drink? Each is the properest day I think, why should I name but one day? Tell me but yours, I'll mention my day, let us but fix on some day. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Bowdlerized text: Which is the properest day to sing? Each to be sure 'tis a mighty fine thing! why should I name but one day?...}}