| Work Title
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Favourite Songs and Cantatas
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| Alternative. Title
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A Collection consisting of favourite Songs and Cantatas, performed by Mr Tenducci, Mr Lowe, Mr Mattocks, Mrs Lampe, Miss Stevenson and Miss Brent, at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, Vaux-Hall and Ranelagh. The whole composed by Thos. Augne. Arne Mus. Doc. Book XIII
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| Composer
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Arne, Thomas Augustine
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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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13
- 1. The Lovesick Maid ("Tender passions never ending") (Affetuoso)
- 2. Come let us all be blith and gay (Andante) [from "Florizel and Perdita, or The Winter Tale"]
- 3. To a young Lady who argu'd in defence of Platonic Love
- Lovely reas'ner when I spy (Affetuoso)
- Leave then to romantic fools (Tempo di Gavotta)
- 4. Thy charms in each bright feature (Andante) [from the farce "Trick upon Trick"]
- 5. O I'll have a husband Ay marry (Moderato Allegro) [from "The Provock'd Husband"]
- 6. The Lover's Recantation, a cantata
- Recitative: The kind appointment Caelia made
- Air (Allegro): To all the sex deceitful
- Recitative (Allegro): Now Caelia, from Mama got loose
- Air (Moderato): How engaging, how endearing is a lover's pain
- 7. While I the charms that round thee play (Moderato) [from "Trick upon Trick"]
- 8. What tho' they call me country lass (Andante) [from "The Provock'd Husband"]
- 9. Fear no more the heat of the sun (Largo) [The Dirge from "Cymbelline"; words by Shakespeare]
- 10. The Country Wedding, A Favourite Pastoral Dialogue
- Now the happy knot is ty'd (Moderately Quick)
- Ring the bells and fill the bowl, duetto and chorus
- 11. D'amor il dolce foco (To ease his heart and own his flame) [The Scotch Air in the Overture to "Thomas and Sally" made into a song]
- 12. Quando in quel volto [The Fav. Horn-Pipe from "The Beager's Opera" altered and adapted]
- 13. Attend all ye fair and I'll tell you (Amoroso)
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| First Publication.
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1765
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| Librettist
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various, including William Shakespeare
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| Language
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English, Italian
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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including: voice/s, flute, horns, strings, continuo
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