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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*<b>CPDL #6765:</b> [http://www.chorusrehearsal.com/partsongs/partsongs.cgi#secular Scorch] [http://www.chorusrehearsal.com/partsongs/partsongs.cgi#secular http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/81/Icon_snd.gif] [http://www.chorusrehearsal.com/partsongs/partsongs.cgi#secular Sibelius 2].<br> | *<b>CPDL #6765:</b> [http://www.chorusrehearsal.com/partsongs/partsongs.cgi#secular Scorch] [http://www.chorusrehearsal.com/partsongs/partsongs.cgi#secular http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/81/Icon_snd.gif] [http://www.chorusrehearsal.com/partsongs/partsongs.cgi#secular Sibelius 2].<br> | ||
:<b>Editor:</b> [[User:John D. Smith|John D. Smith]] <i>(added 2004-02-20)</i>. <b>Score information: </b>A4, 3 pages, kbytes <b>Copyright:</b> [[ChoralWiki:Personal|Personal]] | :<b>Editor:</b> [[User:John D. Smith|John D. Smith]] <i>(added 2004-02-20)</i>. <b>Score information: </b>A4, 3 pages, kbytes <b>Copyright:</b> [[ChoralWiki:Personal|Personal]] | ||
:<b>Edition notes:</b> Scores listed alphabetically by composer, some scores are also available as PDF files. | :<b>Edition notes:</b> Scores listed alphabetically by composer, some scores are also available as PDF files. | ||
*<b>CPDL #2079:</b> [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sheet/arne-whi.pdf http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/84/Icon_pdf.gif] [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sound/arne-whi.mid http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/81/Icon_snd.gif] [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/source/arne-whi.sib SIBELIUS] | |||
:<b>Editor:</b> [[User:Stuart McIntosh|Stuart McIntosh]] <i>(added 2001-02-16)</i>. <b>Score information: </b>A4, 4 pages, 32 kbytes <b>Copyright:</b> [[ChoralWiki:Personal|Personal]] | |||
:<b>Edition notes:</b> Sibelius file unzipped. | |||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
<b>Title:</b> <i>Which is the properest day to sing</i><br> | <b>Title:</b> <i>Which is the properest day to sing?</i><br> | ||
<b>Composer:</b> [[Thomas Arne]] | <b>Composer:</b> [[Thomas Arne]] | ||
<b>Number of voices:</b> 4vv <b>Voicing:</b> SATB<br> | <b>Number of voices:</b> 4vv <b>Voicing:</b> SATB<br> | ||
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], [[:Category:Partsongs|Partsongs]] <br> | '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], [[:Category:Partsongs|Partsongs]] <br> | ||
<b>Language:</b> [[English]]<br> | <b>Language:</b> [[English]]<br> | ||
{{a cappella}} | |||
<b>Published: </b><br> | <b>Published: </b><br> | ||
<b>Description:</b>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> | <b>Description:</b> 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> | ||
<b>External websites: </b> | <b>External websites: </b> | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English}} | |||
'''Original text:'''<br> | |||
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:'''<br> | |||
Which is the properest day to sing? Each to be sure 'tis a mighty fine thing! why should I name but one day?... | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]][[Category:Secular music]][[Category:Partsongs]][[Category:SATB]][[Category:Baroque music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]][[Category:Secular music]][[Category:Partsongs]][[Category:SATB]][[Category:Baroque music]] | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 11 November 2007
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- CPDL #6765: Scorch
Sibelius 2.
- Editor: John D. Smith (added 2004-02-20). Score information: A4, 3 pages, kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer, some scores are also available as PDF files.
- CPDL #2079:
SIBELIUS
- Editor: Stuart McIntosh (added 2001-02-16). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 32 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Sibelius file unzipped.
General Information
Title: Which is the properest day to sing?
Composer: Thomas Arne
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsongs
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
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.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
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?...