Work Title
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4 Glees
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Alternative. Title
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Four Glees, called The Wassail, The Koocoo [sic], The Hermitage, The Harvest Home
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Composer
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King, Matthew Peter
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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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4 glees
- The Wassail - Wassail! wassail! all over the town
- The Koocoo - In Aprill the Koocoo can sing her song by rote
- The Hermitage - A little lowly hermitage it was
- The Harvest Home! - Come, sons of summer, by whose toil
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Language
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English
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Dedication
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Lord Viscount Dudley & Ward
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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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Nos.1-3: 3 voices (TTB), optional piano; No.4: SATB voices
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Extra Information
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An early example of metronome markings
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