Work Title
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12 English Ballads, 2nd Set
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Alternative. Title
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A Second Set of Twelve Ballads, the music by Sigr. Giuseppe Haydn of Vienna, adapted to English Words, with an accompaniment for the harpsichord or piano forte
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Composer
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Haydn, Joseph
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Hob.XXVIa:A3
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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12 songs
- I told my soft wishes - arranged from String Quartet, Hob.III:41/4
- No time, no change - from String Quartet, Hob.III:7/2
- Again the balmy Zephyr blows - from Symphony, Hob.I:76/4
- Werter's Sonnet - Make there my tomb - from String Quartet, Hob.III:23/1
- Come gentle Eve - from String Quartet, Hob.III:40/4
- Go drooping flow'r - from Symphony, Hob.I:77/2
- Ev'ning now with purple wings - from Symphony, Hob.I:73/2
- I sit by the mossy fount - from Symphony, Hob.I:76/2
- The celebrated La Chasse - The sweet rosy morning - from Symphony, Hob.I:73/4
- Forlorn I plough the stormy wave - from String Quartet, Hob.III:B1/4
- O ye in youth and beauty's pride - from Symphony, Hob.I:77/4
- Together let's stray thro' the grove (Duet) - from Symphony, Hob.I:74/4
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First Publication.
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1786
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Librettist
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see below
- 1. John Cunningham (1729-1773)
2. Matthew Prior (1664-1721) 3, 12. William Shenstone (1714-1763) 4. Charlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806) 5. Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374) 6, 9. Unidentified 7. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) 8. Ossian (James Macpherson (1736-1796)) 10. Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) 11. Thomas Gray (1716-1771)
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Language
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English
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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voice, harpsichord/piano (No.12 for 2 voices, harpsichord/piano)
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Extra Information
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These are arrangements from Haydn's instrumental works.
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