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==Music files==
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*<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].<br>
*{{CPDLno|6765}} [{{website|chorusrehearsal}} {{net}}]
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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>
*{{CPDLno|2079}} [[Media:ws-arne-whi.pdf|{{Pdf}}]] [[Media:ws-arne-whi.mid|{{Mid}}]] [[Media:ws-arne-whi.sib|{{Sib}}]]  
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==General Information==
==General Information==
<b>Title:</b> <i>Which is the properest day to sing</i><br>
'''Title:''' ''Which is the properest day to sing?''<br>
<b>Composer:</b> [[Thomas Arne]]<br>
{{Composer|Thomas Arne}}
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<b>Number of voices:</b> 4vv&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Voicing:</b> SATB<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], [[:Category:Partsongs|Partsongs]] <br>
{{Genre|Secular|Glees}}
<b>Language:</b> [[English]]<br>
{{Language|English}}
<b>Instruments: </b>none<br>
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
<b>Published: </b><br>
{{Pub|1|}}


<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>
'''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>


<b>External websites: </b>
'''External websites:'''


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Top}}{{Text|English|
'''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.
}}


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{{mdl|3}}
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{{Text|English|'''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?
…}}


<!-- <b>Translation(s): </b> -->
{{mdl|3}}{{Translation|German|
„Welcher Tag eignet sich am besten zum Singen?
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag?“
„Jeder natürlich, es ist eine herrliche Sache!
Warum sollte ich nur einen Tag nennen?“
„Sag mir den deinen, so sage ich dir meinen Tag,
Welcher ist es? Lass uns nur einen Tag bestimmen.“
„Bravo, bravo! Warum sollte ich nur einen Tag nennen?
Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag,
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag.“}}
{{btm}}


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  • (Posted 2017-12-26)  CPDL #48190:         
Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-12-26).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 66 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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Editor: John D. Smith (submitted 2004-02-20).   Score information: A4, 3 pages   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer, some scores are also available as PDF files.
  • CPDL #02079:       
Editor: Stuart McIntosh (submitted 2001-02-16).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 32 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes:

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

First 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.png 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.
 

English.png English text

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?
…

German.png German translation

„Welcher Tag eignet sich am besten zum Singen?
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag?“
„Jeder natürlich, es ist eine herrliche Sache!
Warum sollte ich nur einen Tag nennen?“
„Sag mir den deinen, so sage ich dir meinen Tag,
Welcher ist es? Lass uns nur einen Tag bestimmen.“
„Bravo, bravo! Warum sollte ich nur einen Tag nennen?
Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag,
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag.“

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