Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: A CAT CATCH (Richard Brown ca. 1710)
From: MMario
Date: 01 Sep 00 - 02:42 PM

From The Catch Book, edited by Paul Hillier

A CAT CATCH
Richard Brown (died 1710)

(1) We cats, when as-sem-bl'd at mid-night to-geth-er
For in-no-cent purr-ing, purr-ing
for in-no-cent purr-ing purr-ing
on moon shin-y wea-ther

(2)If dogs be in ken-nel all fast in their straw
WE march, and we meaw
meaw
meaw
with out scratch or a claw

(3)But if they sur-prize us and put us to flight
We fret, fret and we spit
fret, spit
spit, give a squall
SQUALL
and good night


part one

MIDI file: 1cat_c~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: A Cat Catch - part one

Text: By Richard Brown (died 1710)

Key: F

TimeSig: 2/2 24 8

Start

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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1

T:A Cat Catch

M:2/2

Q:1/4=120

K:F

CF2EFG2G|ABAGFc3/2d/2c|ccABAA/2G3/2G|-GA/2G3/2GABAG|

FF/2E3/2E2F/2E3/2E|EFGG/2A/2BA2F||

Part two

MIDI file: 2cat_c~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: A Cat Catch - Part two

Text: By Richard Brown (died 1710)

Key: F

TimeSig: 2/2 24 8

Start

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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1

T:A Cat Catch

M:2/2

Q:1/4=120

K:F

FA2GAB2B|AGFEDE3|EF2DFF/2E5/2|-EF4E3|-EB4A2G|

GA2FEF5/2||

Part Three

MIDI file: 3cat_c~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: A Cat Catch - part three

Text: By Richard Brown (died 1710)

Key: F

TimeSig: 2/2 24 8

Start

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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1

T:A Cat Catch

M:2/2

Q:1/4=120

K:F

Ac2cFE2D|CCDEFG3|GA2GF/2G/2C2E|-Ec2cc/2c/2d/2c5/2|

-cc2d2c3/2d/2c|-c/2d/2c2CCF5/2||

midi for complete catch sent to alan

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: sophocleese
Date: 01 Sep 00 - 06:47 PM

That's neat MmArio. My husband and I used to sing A Catch on the Midnight Cats by Ravenscroft.

"Ye cats that at midnight spit love at each other.."

I'll wait to hear the midi of this one and then see if I can learn it. Be nice to have some catty catches.

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: sophocleese
Date: 01 Sep 00 - 06:51 PM

OOPS, I have just been corrected, A Catch on the Midnight Cats is by Michael Wise, 1648 -87. If you want them I can post lyrics later.

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: MMario
Date: 04 Sep 00 - 10:26 AM

I've got 'em - and have them transcribed, was away or I would have posted them. But I promised "Celia" first

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: A CATCH ON CATS (Michael Wise, 1685)
From: MMario
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 11:23 AM

A CATCH ON CATS
(Michael Wise - 1685)

Ye cats that at mid-night spit love at each other-er
Who best feel the pangs of a pass-ion-ate lov-er
I ap-peal to your scrat-ches and tat-ter-ed fur
if the busi-ness of love be no more then to purr

Old lad-y Grim-mal-kin with goose-ber-ry eyes
When a kit-ten knew some-thing for why she was wise
You find by ex-per-ience the love fits soon o're
Puss, Puss last not long, but turns to cat whore

Men ride man-y miles cats tread man-y tiles
Both haz-ard both haz-ard their necks in the fray
On-ly cats if the fall from a house or a wall
Leep their feet, mount their tails, mount their tails and a-way

Ye cats that at mid-night spit love at each other-er
Who best feel the pangs of a pass-ion-ate lov-er
I ap-peal to your scrat-ches and tat-ter-ed fur
if the busi-ness of love be no more then to purr

Old lad-y Grim-mal-kin with goose-ber-ry eyes
When a kit-ten knew some-thing for why she was wise
You find by ex-per-ience the love fits soon o're
Puss, Puss last not long, but turns to cat whore

MIDI file: catch_~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: A Catch on the Cats - part 1
Text: By Michael Wise (1648-1687)
Key: Bb
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
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End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:A Catch on the Cats- part one
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:Bb
G6|B3AG2|A2_G2D2|B3AG2|A2A2A2|B2cBcd|e2fedc|
B2GABc|d2d2de|e3fd2|d2c3c|cB2AB2|A4AA|d2edcB|
A2ABAG|G3A_G2|G4G2|G2G2G2|D2D2D2|G2G2G2|F2F2F2|
B2B2B2|F2F2F2|G2G2G2|D4D2|G2G2G2|D2D2D2|G2G2G2|
F4F2|B2B2B2|F4F2|G3CD2|G4d2|d3cB2|A4B2|G3AA2|
c4f2|d2edcB|A2F2fe|d2B3A|A4AA|B3AB2|B2A3d|
d3ed2|d2c3f|f2gfed|c2edcA|B3cA2|G4G2|B3AG2|
A2_G2D2|B3AG2|A2A2A2|B2cBcd|e2fedc|B2GABc|
d2d2de|e3fd2|d2c3c|cB2AB2|A4AA|d2edcB|A2ABAG|
G3A_G2|G4G2|G2G2G2|D2D2D2|G2G2G2|F2F2F2|B2B2B2|
F2F2F2|G2G2G2|D4D2|G2G2G2|D2D2D2|G2G2G2|F4F2|
B2B2B2|F4F2|G3CD2|G7/2||

MIDI file: catch_~2.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: A Catch on the Cats-part 2
Text: By Michael Wise (1648-1687)
Key: Bb
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:A Catch on the Cats-part two
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:Bb
d2d3c|B2A4|B2G3A|A2c4|f2d2ed|cBA2F2|fed2B2|
-BAA4|AAB3A|B2B2A2|-Add3e|d2d2c2|-cff2gf|
edc2ed|cAB3c|A2G7/2||

MIDI file: catch_~3.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: A Catch on the Cats-part three
Text: By Michael Wise (1648-1687)
Key: Bb
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:A Catch on the Cats-part three
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:Bb
G2G2G2|G2D2D2|D2G2G2|G2F2F2|F2B2B2|B2F2F2|
F2G2G2|G2D4|D2G2G2|G2D2D2|D2G2G2|G2F4|F2B2B2|
B2F4|F2G3C|D2G7/2||

Midi of complete song sent to alan

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: CELIA LEARNING ON THE SPINNET
From: MMario
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 11:35 AM

CELIA LEARNING ON THE SPINNET

(John Isum - 1685)

When Ce-lia was learn-ing on the spin-net to play
Her tu-tor stood by her to show her
to show her
to show her
to show her the way

She shook not the note which an-ger'd him much
amd made him
and made him cry Zounds!
'tis a long prick
a long prick
a long prick'd note you touch

Sur-priz'd was the la-dy to hear him com-plain
and said, and said, and said
I will shake it
I will shake it
when I come to't a-gain

MIDI file: 1celia.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Celia learning on the Spinnet - part 1
Text: By John Isum
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Celia learning on the Spinnet - part 1
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
B6|c2G2G2|E2C2E^F|G3A^F2|G4B2|c3de2|c2G2G2|
A2A4|-A4B2|c2c4|-c4A2|B2G2c2|c3dB2|c7/2||

MIDI file: 2celia.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Celia learning on the Spinnet- part two
Text: By John Isum
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
0384 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 60 110 0336 0 60 000 0048 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 59 110 0256 0 59 000 0032 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 60 110 0256 0 60 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0224 1 65 110 0142 0 65 000 0002 1 62 110 0046 0 62 000 0002 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 55 110 0160 0 55 000 0608 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 60 110 0336 0 60 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Celia learning on the Spinnet- part two
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
G6|C2E2G2|C4C2|B,3CD2|G4F2|E3DC2|C3DE2|F4F3/2D/2|
G2G,4|-G,4C2|F2F2D2|G4G2|G4G2|C7/2||

MIDI file: 3celia.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Celia learning on the Spinnet- part three
Text: By John Isum
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
0384 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 59 110 0336 0 59 000 0048 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 64 110 0288 0 64 000 0000 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 60 110 0336 0 60 000 0624 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0608 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000 0032 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 60 110 0336 0 60 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Celia learning on the Spinnet-part three
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
E6|F2D2F2|G2E2C2|D3EDC|B,4D2|G4c2|E3FG2|C6|
-C4GF|E2C4|-C4FE|D2D2GF|E3FD2|C7/2||

Midi of complete sent to alan

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: GREAT TOM IS CAST (Matthew White)
From: MMario
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 12:00 PM

GREAT TOM IS CAST
(Matthew White - 1667)

1):Great Tom is cast and

2):Christ Church bells ring 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

3):6, and Tom comes last

MIDI file: 1great~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Great Tom is Cast - part one
Text: By Matthew White - (died 1630)
Key: Bb
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0000 1 65 110 0336 0 65 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 70 110 0528 0 70 000 0048 1 70 110 0160 0 70 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Great Tom is Cast- part one
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:Bb
F4G2A2|B6B3/2||

MIDI file: 2great~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Great Tom is Cast- part two
Text: By Matthew White - (died 1630)
Key: Bb
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0000 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 70 110 0160 0 70 000 0032 1 75 110 0160 0 75 000 0032 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 74 110 0256 0 74 000 0032 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Great Tom is Cast- part two
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:Bb
c2B2e2c2|d3cBAG3/2||

MIDI file: 3great~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Great Tom is Cast- part three
Text: By Matthew White - (died 1630)
Key: Bb
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0000 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 63 110 0160 0 63 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 58 110 0720 0 58 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Great Tom is Cast-part three
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:Bb
F2D2E2F2|B,15/2||

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: HASTE TO THE FERRY (John Jenkins)
From: MMario
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 01:50 PM

HASTE TO THE FERRY
(John Jenkins - 1652)

1)A Boat a Boat Haste to the fer-ry

2)for we'll go o-ver to be mer-ry

3)to laugh and sing and drink old sher-ry

MIDI file: 1haste.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Haste to the Ferry-part one
Text: By John Jenkins -1652
Key: F
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0192 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 74 110 0528 0 74 000 0048 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 72 110 0256 0 72 000 0032 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0256 0 67 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Haste to the Ferry-part one
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:F
c4c2A2|d6c2|c3BAG5/2||

MIDI file: 2haste.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Haste to the Ferry-part two
Text: By John Jenkins -1652
Key: F
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0192 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 70 110 0528 0 70 000 0048 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0256 0 67 000 0032 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0256 0 65 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Haste to the Ferry-part two
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:F
A4A2A2|B6A2|G3FFF5/2||

MIDI file: 3haste.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Haste to the Ferry-part three
Text: By John Jenkins -1652
Key: F
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0192 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 65 110 0096 0 65 000 0000 1 63 110 0096 0 63 000 0000 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 58 110 0528 0 58 000 0048 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 60 110 0256 0 60 000 0032 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0256 0 65 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Haste to the Ferry-part three
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:F
F4F_EDC|B,6F2|C3CFF5/2||

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: MY LADY AND HER MAYD (William Ellis)
From: MMario
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 02:11 PM

MY LADY AND HER MAYD
(William Ellis - 1652)


My La-dy and her maid
up-on a mer-ry pin
They made a match at fart-ing
who should the wa-ger win

Joan lights three can-dle then
and sets them bolt up-right
with the first fart
she blew them out
with the next she gave them light

In comes my La-dy then
with all her might and main
And blew them out
and in and out
and in and out a-gain

MIDI file: 1mylady.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: My Lady and her Mayd- part the first
Text: By William Ellis - 1652
Key: F
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0672 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 67 110 0256 0 67 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0256 0 70 000 0032 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0160 0 70 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 67 110 0256 0 67 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:My Lady and her Mayd-part the first
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:F
G8|GG_G_GG3A|BBAAB3c|ddcAB2DG|GA_G_GG5/2||

MIDI file: 2mylady.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: My Lady and her Mayd-parte the seconde
Text: By William Ellis - 1652
Key: F
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0672 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0256 0 70 000 0032 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 77 110 0094 0 77 000 0002 1 74 110 0256 0 74 000 0032 1 77 110 0046 0 77 000 0002 1 77 110 0046 0 77 000 0002 1 77 110 0160 0 77 000 0032 1 77 110 0142 0 77 000 0002 1 75 110 0046 0 75 000 0002 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 74 110 0046 0 74 000 0002 1 72 110 0046 0 72 000 0002 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 71 110 0256 0 71 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:My Lady and her Mayd-parte the seconde
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:F
B8|BBAAB3d|ddcfd3f/2f/2|f2f3/2_e/2dcBd/2c/2|
BcAA=B5/2||

MIDI file: 3mylady.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: My Lady and her Mayd-parte the thirde
Text: By William Ellis - 1652
Key: F
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0672 1 43 110 0094 0 43 000 0002 1 43 110 0094 0 43 000 0002 1 43 110 0094 0 43 000 0002 1 50 110 0094 0 50 000 0002 1 50 110 0094 0 50 000 0002 1 43 110 0256 0 43 000 0032 1 50 110 0094 0 50 000 0002 1 46 110 0094 0 46 000 0002 1 46 110 0094 0 46 000 0002 1 53 110 0094 0 53 000 0002 1 53 110 0094 0 53 000 0002 1 46 110 0256 0 46 000 0032 1 53 110 0094 0 53 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 57 110 0094 0 57 000 0002 1 53 110 0094 0 53 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 46 110 0094 0 46 000 0002 1 46 110 0094 0 46 000 0002 1 51 110 0094 0 51 000 0002 1 48 110 0094 0 48 000 0002 1 51 110 0094 0 51 000 0002 1 51 110 0094 0 51 000 0002 1 43 110 0256 0 43 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:My Lady and her Mayd-parte the thirde
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:F
8|D,D,3D,|F,F,3F,|B,B,A,F,B,B,|_E,C,_E,_E,5/2||

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: sophocleese
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 02:34 PM

THanks MMario for the music to these. I heard a group called the MadriGALS sing the one about Celia this summer at the Cambridge Millrace Festival and thought it very funny. For those who are reading the words and find them a little strange. It was explained to the audience that when the catch the notes for music were "pricked" onto the page. To "shake" it was to trill it.

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: MMario
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 02:39 PM

and when you see the music it becomes really plain how the parts mesh to become *ahem* a bit, er well...'spaw, you would like these...

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: HA' WE TO THE OTHER WORLD (1682)
From: MMario
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 04:16 PM

HA' WE TO THE OTHER WORLD
(anonymous - 1682)

Ha' we to the o-ther world

Where 'tis thought they ve-ry mer-ry be

There the man in the moon drinks cla-ret. A

health to thee and me

MIDI file: 1anon_~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Text: Ha' We to the Other world - part 1
Key: D
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0000 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 69 110 0336 0 69 000 0048 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 61 110 0192 0 61 000 0000 1 57 110 0160 0 57 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Ha' We to the other world - part 1
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:D
D4A4|GFEDC2A,3/2||

MIDI file: 2anon_~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: A Catch by Anonymous- part two
Text: Generated by NoteWorthy Composer
Key: D
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0000 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0336 0 64 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:A Catch by Anonymous-part two
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:D
F2A2D3A|BAGFE7/2||

MIDI file: 3anon_~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: A Catch by Anonymous-part three
Text: Generated by NoteWorthy Composer
Key: D
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0000 1 69 110 0256 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 67 110 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 73 110 0160 0 73 000 0032 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 73 110 0094 0 73 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:A Catch by Anonymous-part three
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:D
A3AF2EE|GAB2c2Bc||

MIDI file: 4anon_~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: A Catch by Anonymous-part four
Text: Generated by NoteWorthy Composer
Key: D
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0000 1 74 110 0528 0 74 000 0048 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0336 0 69 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:A Catch by Anonymous-part 4
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:D
d6F2|E3AA7/2||

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: HERE DWELLS A PRETTY MAID (Cranford)
From: MMario
Date: 08 Sep 00 - 04:06 PM

HERE DWELLS A PRETTY MAID
(William Cranford - 1652)

1) Here Dwells a pret-ty maid whose name is Sis
You may come in and kiss

2) Her hole, her hole, her hole,
Her whole es-tate is seven-teen pence a year

3) Yet you may kiss, you may kiss, you may kiss
You may kiss her if you come but near

MIDI file: 1here_~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Here Dwells a pretty Mayd- part one
Text: By William Cranford (died 1675)
Key: F
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0192 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 65 110 0528 0 65 000 0048 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 67 110 0528 0 67 000 0048 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 69 110 0528 0 69 000 0048 1 65 110 0096 0 65 000 0000 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 57 110 0160 0 57 000 0032 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Here Dwells a pretty Mayd
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:F
D4E2E2|C2C2F4|-F2D2G4|-G2E2A4|-A2FGA2G2|A2A,2D7/2||

MIDI file: 2here_~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Here Dwells a pretty Mayd-part two
Text: By William Cranford (died 1675)
Key: F
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0192 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0240 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 69 110 0336 0 69 000 0240 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 70 110 0336 0 70 000 0240 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 72 110 0256 0 72 000 0032 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 70 110 0160 0 70 000 0032 1 69 110 0256 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 66 110 0336 0 66 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Here Dwells a pretty Mayd-part two
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:F
D4G4|-G2E2A4|-A2F2B4|-B2G2c3B|A2A2G2B2|A3G_G7/2||

MIDI file: 3here_~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Here Dwells a pretty Mayd - part three
Text: By William Cranford (died 1675)
Key: F
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0000 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0240 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0240 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 69 110 0336 0 69 000 0240 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0336 0 70 000 0240 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 70 110 0094 0 70 000 0002 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0256 0 69 000 0032 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 73 110 0256 0 73 000 0032 1 76 110 0094 0 76 000 0002 1 74 110 0528 0 74 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Here Dwells a pretty Mayd - part three
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:F
D6EF|G6FG|A6GA|B6AB|c2A2A3d|_d3ed4|-d3/2||

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: Alan of Australia
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 04:35 AM

G'day,
Thanks to MMario most of these tunes can be found at the Mudcat MIDI site.

Cheers,
Alan

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: IF ALL BE TRUE (Henry Purcell)
From: MMario
Date: 18 Sep 00 - 10:28 AM

IF ALL BE TRUE
Henry Purcell

1)If all be true that I do think
There are five reas-sons
There are five rea-sons we shou'd drink

2)Good wine
A friend
or be-ing dry
At least, we should be by and by

3) Or an-y oth-er rea-son,
or an-y o-ther rea-son
or a-ny o-ther rea-son
a-ny rea-son why

MIDI file: 5reason1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: 5 reasons - part 1
Text: By Henry Purcell - 1701
Key: G
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0672 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 76 110 0160 0 76 000 0032 1 75 110 0256 0 75 000 0032 1 75 110 0094 0 75 000 0002 1 76 110 0160 0 76 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 74 110 0256 0 74 000 0032 1 72 110 0094 0 72 000 0002 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 59 110 0160 0 59 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000 0032 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:5 reasons - part one
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:G
B8|B2e2^d3^d|e2B2d3c|B2E2A2^D^D|E2C2B,2E2|
E3^DE5/2||

MIDI file: 5reason2.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: 5 reasons-part two
Text: By Henry Purcell - 1701
Key: G
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0192 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 59 110 0336 0 59 000 0240 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0144 1 74 110 0094 0 74 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 72 110 0160 0 72 000 0320 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 76 110 0094 0 76 000 0002 1 73 110 0094 0 73 000 0002 1 75 110 0160 0 75 000 0032 1 76 110 0096 0 76 000 0000 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 67 110 0256 0 67 000 0032 1 66 110 0048 0 66 000 0000 1 64 110 0046 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:5 reasons- part two
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:G
E4B,4|-B,2G2D4|-DdBGc4|-cBe^c^d2eB|G3F/2E/2E5/2||

MIDI file: 5reason3.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: 5 reasons-part three
Text: By Henry Purcell - 1701
Key: G
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0480 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0098 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0098 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 59 110 0256 0 59 000 0032 1 59 110 0094 0 59 000 0002 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:5 reasons-third part
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:G
F6BA|GFGE2FBA|GFGE2FBA|GFGEB2GE|B,3B,E5/2||

Subject:
From: MMario
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 09:04 AM

refresh

Subject: Lyr Add: A FAREWELL TO WIVES (Henry Purcell)
From: MMario
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 09:59 AM

A FAREWELL TO WIVES
(Henry Purcell – 1701)

Once in our lives
let us drink to our wives
tho' their num-bers be but small

Heav'n take the best
and the De-vil take the rest
and so we shall get rid of them all
To

this heart-y wish
let each man take his dish
and dirnk, drink, drink till he fall

NWC file sent to Joe, midi to Alan

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: Turtle
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 12:00 PM

MMario, you don't have that catch that June Tabor and Maddy Prior did on their 2nd Silly Sisters album, do you?

I think it might be by Purcell too--it starts out:

"I gave her cake and I gave her ale,
and I gave her sack and sherry.
I kissed her once and I kissed her twice
and we were wondrous merry."

I feel a little naive and foolish for asking; probably this is the one everyone already knows; but I'd sure like to be able to sing it with my trio . . . thanks for any help you can give.

Turtle

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: MMario
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 12:13 PM

lyrics for that are in the DT - I believe the tune is on Alan's MudCat midi site (see quicklinks above)and it is Purcell

Subject: Lyr Add: COME, LET US DRINK (Henry Purcell)
From: MMario
Date: 03 Oct 00 - 01:52 PM

COME, LET US DRINK (Henry Purcell - 1701)

Come, Come, let us drink
let us drink, let us drink, let us drink
'Tis in vain to think
Like fools on grief or sad-ness
Let our mon-ney fly
and our sor-rows dye
All world-ly care is mad-ness

But wine, wine, wine
wine, wine and good cheer
Will, in spight of our fear
In-spire our hearts with mirth, boys;
The time we live to wine
to wine let us give
Since All, since all must turn to earth, boys

Hand, hand a-bout, hand hand a-bout
Hand, hand a-bout the bowl
The de-light of my soul
And to my hand, to my hand com-mend it
a fig, a fig, for chink
'Twas made to buy drink
And be-fore we go hence we'll spend it.

NWC file to Joe Offer, midi to Alan

Subject: Lyr Add: UPON WOMEN'S LOVE (Henry Purcell)^^
From: MMario
Date: 05 Oct 00 - 02:14 PM

UPON WOMEN'S LOVE (Henry Purcell - 1701)

1)'Tis wo-men makes us love

2)'Tis love that makes us sad

3)'Tis Sad-ness makes us drink

4)And drink-ing makes us mad

NWC file to Joe Offer and midi to Alan ^^

Subject: Lyr Add: ROMAN NUMERALS (Henry Purcell)
From: MMario
Date: 30 Oct 00 - 01:49 PM

ROMAN NUMERALS (Henry Purcell - 1701)

When V and I together meet
We make up 6 in house or street

Yet I and V may meet once more
and then we 2 can make but 4

But when that V from I am gone
Alas! Poor I can make but one.

Midi to Alan, NWC file to DickG.

Subject: Lyr Add: JOLLY FULL BOWLS (Henry Purcell)
From: MMario
Date: 01 Nov 00 - 01:20 PM

JOLLY FULL BOWLS
(Music - Henry Purcell 1701; lyric Thomas Otway)

Would you know how we meet
O're our jol-ly full bowls?
As we min-gle our li-qours,
We min-gle our souls

The sweet melts the sharp,
The kind sooths the strong
And no-thing but friend-ship
grows all the night long.

We drink, laugh and gra-ti-fie
ev-'ry de-sire
Love on-ly re-mains
our un-quench-a-ble fire

midi to alan, NWC file to Dickg.

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: Alan of Australia
Date: 16 Nov 00 - 08:41 AM

G'day,
Thanks to MMario the tune for "Roman Numerals" can be found here at the Mudcat MIDI site.

Cheers,
Alan

Subject: Lyr Add: TOO LATE FOR A COACH (Henry Purcell)
From: MMario
Date: 11 Jan 01 - 02:21 PM

TOO LATE FOR A COACH
Henry Purcell - 1701

'Tis too late for a coach,
and too soon to reel home,
We have free-dom to stag-ger
when the town is our own;

Let's Whirl it a-way,
and whip six-pen-ces round,
Till the draw-ers are soun-der'd
and the hogs-head does sound.

The glass stays with you, tom
save your tide, pull a-way,
One min-ute of mid-night
is worth a whole day!

Subject: Lyr Add: THE SCOLDING WIFE (Henry Purcell)
From: MMario
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 01:29 PM

THE SCOLDING WIFE
(Henry Purcell - 1685)

My wife has a tongue as good as e'er twang'd
At ev'-ry word she bids me be hang'd

She's ug-ly, she's old, and a cur-sed scold
With a dam-na-ble nun-quam sa-tis

For her tongue and her tail, if ev-er they fail
The Dev-il shall have her gra-tis

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 02:28 PM

Just thought I'd mention that I clicked where it says "To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here" at several different locations and all I ever got was "This page cannot be found."

This collection would prove invaluable for anybody who's doing a play about a bunch of souses and happen to vent their alcohol-induced anger by expressing contempt for women.

I guess that's an improvement over getting mean drunk and hitting one another over the head with the chairs.

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: MMario
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 03:03 PM

leenia - most of these midi's can be found at Alan's Mudcat Midi site...here

miditxt can be downloaded from the new site

Subject: Tune Add: THE SCOLDING WIFE (Henry Purcell)
From: MMario
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 03:22 PM

midi for the above:

MIDI file: scolwife.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: THE SCOLDING WIFE
Text: By Henry Purcell - 1786
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:THE SCOLDING WIFE
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
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G2c3e|d2d2cB|c2c2Bc|d2c2A2|-A6|A6|-A2A4|-A6|
A3E3|-E4C2|-CB,A,2E2|-E2^G2A2|-AcB2c2|-c3deE|
-E2A2A2|-A2^G2A2|A7/4||

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: WELL RUNG, TOM
From: MMario
Date: 25 Jul 01 - 10:29 AM

WELL RUNG, TOM
(possibly anonymous - ascribed to Purcell by Playford 1686)

Well rung, Tom, boy! Well rung, Tom!

Ding, dong! Cu-ckoo! Well rung, Tom. The

owl and the cu-ckoo, the fool and the song,

Well Sung! Cu-ckoo! Well rung, Tom!

MIDI file: wellrung.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: WELL RUNG, TOM
Text: By Anonymous - possibly Henry Purcell
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:WELL RUNG, TOM
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:C
e2d2B2G2|G2A2G4|C2D3dB2|G2D2G3G|cAABG2dd|
-ddcB4G|-G^F5dB|G2^F2G7/2||

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: CapriUni
Date: 28 Sep 01 - 05:31 PM

MMario --

thanks for these catches and rounds... Just one question: Is there a "catch" (ie double-entendre) in "Ha' we to the other world"? Because it all seems very innocent to me -- is it my naivete? Or *is* it innocent?

Anyway, it gives some background to one of my favorite "Mother Goose" nursery rhymes, which is less innocent -- though not necessarily risque, unless you have that sort of imagination:

The Man in the Moon drinks claret.
But he is a dull Jack-a-Dandy.
If he knew a sheep's head from a carrot,
He would learn to drink cider and brandy!

I wonder if there is a tune to go with this...

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 29 Sep 01 - 03:21 PM

There's a little one I learned many years ago in Portland, which was apparently making the rounds of the SCA folks. Presumably one can substitute other scurrilous groups for "Dwarves". If I get the time (ha-ha-ha-ha!) I'll make a NWC and MIDI file for the tune. As with most catches, the key is in the rests.

Hey ho! cried the merry Dwarves - -

It's off to war we - are -

To strike our foes both blind and - - dumb

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: Lyr Add: TO THEE, AND TO A MAID (Henry Purcell)
From: MMario
Date: 03 Oct 01 - 09:57 AM

TO THEE, AND TO A MAID
Henry Purcell - 1685

To thee, to thee, and to a maid
That kind-ly will up-on her back be laid.

And laugh and sing, and kiss and play,
and wan-ton, wan-ton out a sum-mer's day.

Such, such a lass, kind friends, and drinking,
Give me, great Jove and damn, and damn, the think-ing!

midi available on request - NWC file sent to Joe.

Subject: Lyr Add: CALL GEORGE (John Hilton)
From: MMario
Date: 03 Oct 01 - 11:25 AM

CALL GEORGE
(John Hilton - 1652)

Call George a-gaine, boy, call George a-gain,
And for the love of Bac-chus, call George a-gain.

George is a good boy and drawes us good wine,
Then fill us more cla-ret our wits to re-fine

George is a brave lad, and an hon-est man,
If you will know him he dwels at the Swan.

midi available on request - NWC file sent to JoeO.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Catches = longer rounds
From: CapriUni
Date: 03 Oct 01 - 11:23 PM

I was just searching through Google for rounds and quodibets, and I came across this page:

The Internet Renaissance Band

It has lots of full midis of many interesting-sounding songs... unfortunately, the lyrics are few and far between (which makes it kind of hard to actually sing these songs with friends).

I'm particularly intrigued by a round entitled "Now be thanked the great god Pan" (by that most prolific of writers -- Ann Onymous ;-))... the date given is 1609*. Now it seems to me that the lyrics to this might be wonderfully bawdy, but no lyrics are given. I searched in the Digitrad, but they aren't there, either...

So, does anyone here have them?

*No wonder the list of songs she's written is so long -- how old is she, by now? 3,000 years? ;-)

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: CapriUni
Date: 07 Apr 02 - 01:29 PM

I posted this in a thread of its own a few months ago, only because (for some reason) I couldn't find this thread. Now that I have found it, I'm putting it in its "proper place" ;-)

THE WISEMEN WERE BUT SEVEN -- a round for three voices by William Lawes, mid-17th Century

The wisemen were but seven, ne'er more shall be for me
The Muses were but nine, the worthies three time three
And three merry boys, and three merry boys, and three merry boys are we!

--- And now for my question: I know who the nine Muses are, and I know of three famous wisemen, but who are these seven wisemen, as revered in 17th century England? Any ideas?

Here are the midis for the three parts of the round --

Part 1:

MIDI file: 7WM-V1.MID

Timebase: 192

Name: 7wm-v1
Text: By William Lawes
Copyright: mid-17th century
Tempo: 150 (400000 microsec/crotchet)
Key: G
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:7wm-v1
M:3/4
Q:1/4=150
K:G
G2G4|G2G4|G2D4|-D2D4|D2E4|E2F4|F2G4|-G6|G6|
-G2G4|G2D4|E2F4|-F6|F6|-F2G4|G2A4|A2B4|-B6|
d6|-d2B2G2|B2G4|B2A2G2|A2D4|d2B2G2|B2A4|A2G4|
-G15/4||

Part 2:

MIDI file: 7WM-V2.MID

Timebase: 192

Name: 7wm-v2
Text: By William Lawes
Copyright: mid-17th century
Tempo: 150 (400000 microsec/crotchet)
Key: G
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
0000 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 62 110 0544 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 64 110 0336 0 64 000 0048 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 66 110 0336 0 66 000 0048 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 67 110 0720 0 67 000 0240 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 66 110 0912 0 66 000 0048 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 69 110 0336 0 69 000 0048 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 71 110 0720 0 71 000 0240 1 74 110 0160 0 74 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 74 110 0160 0 74 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0336 0 69 000 0048 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0720 0 67 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:7wm-v2
M:3/4
Q:1/4=150
K:G
G2G4|G2G4|G2D4|-D2D4|D2E4|E2F4|F2G4|-G6|G6|
-G2G4|G2D4|E2F4|-F6|F6|-F2G4|G2A4|A2B4|-B6|
d6|-d2B2G2|B2G4|B2A2G2|A2D4|d2B2G2|B2A4|A2G4|
-G7/2||

Part 3:

MIDI file: 7WM-V3.MID

Timebase: 192

Name: 7wm-v3
Text: By William Lawes
Copyright: mid-17th century
Tempo: 150 (400000 microsec/crotchet)
Key: G
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
0384 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 62 110 0528 0 62 000 0048 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 64 110 0336 0 64 000 0048 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 66 110 0336 0 66 000 0048 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 67 110 0736 0 67 000 0224 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 66 110 0912 0 66 000 0048 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 69 110 0336 0 69 000 0048 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 71 110 0736 0 71 000 0224 1 74 110 0160 0 74 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 67 110 0336 0 67 000 0048 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 74 110 0160 0 74 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0336 0 69 000 0048 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0736 0 67 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:7wm-v3
M:3/4
Q:1/4=150
K:G
G6|G4G2|G4G2|D6|D4D2|E4E2|F4F2|G6|-G4G2|G4G2|
D4E2|F6|-F4F2|G4G2|A4A2|B6|-B4d2|B2G2B2|G4B2|
A2G2A2|D4d2|B2G2B2|A4A2|G6|-G7/4||

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 01:13 AM

Sad, but this question was not answered here...
"who are these seven wisemen, as revered in 17th century England?"

Robin

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: Celtaddict
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 12:57 AM

MMario, what a treasure trove for those of us who love rounds and catches. Do you have one that is my personal favorite, also Ravenscroft?

I lay with an old man all the night,
I turned to him and he to me.
He could not do as well as he might,
Oh, he would, fain, but it would not be.

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: masato sakurai
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 01:26 AM

"I lay with an old man" is in Thomas Ravenscroft: Melismata (1611) (see also modern edition, for midi, pdf & postscript; and partial midi files).

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: Celtaddict
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 01:40 AM

Thanks, Masato. Your broadbased erudition fascinates me again!

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: masato sakurai
Date: 22 Nov 03 - 09:37 AM

Facsimile edition of John Playford's Catch that Catch Can (1667) is available online.

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: MMario
Date: 22 Nov 03 - 08:19 PM

WOW ! Thanks Masato!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 23 Nov 03 - 08:38 PM

Didn't find this on DT (or in a Google search), so I'll post it here. I learned it (at a Morris Ale --in Colorado, I think) from a woman who said it was written by her music teacher who taught at her school -- so I'm afraid I don't know who wrote it (if anyone does, I'd be interested in knowing, as I put it on a recording & would pay royalties if I knew who they oughta go to).

A Cat Has Paws

A cat has paws (rest) as soft (rest) as gauze (rest)
But when he wars, look out, because a cat has claws
If you have cause (rest) to an(rest)ger yours (rest)
You'd bet-ter pause; you'd better pause and read this clause
A cat has paws (etc)

Am not quite sure how to provide the tune, as I'm not a techie sort, but will try if someone can suggest a method.

Cheers,

YY

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: MMario
Date: 23 Nov 03 - 09:16 PM

yy - PM sent.

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: GUEST,JoelMcNary
Date: 03 May 04 - 08:23 PM

If anybody can post hte music for that "Dwarves are Dumb" catch, it would be greatly appreciated. I've had the words to it for the longest time, but can't seem to find the music....

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: GUEST,vickifool
Date: 23 Aug 05 - 04:07 PM

I usually substitute the word Bush for dwarves. It's always funny when people realize what is being said

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Sep 06 - 09:24 AM

The origins of The Merry Dwarves is here:

http://patinagle.com/blog-archive.html

look for the entry from
March 31, 2005

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: MMario
Date: 16 Oct 07 - 03:24 PM

catches rounds and glees

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Catches = longer rounds
From: Mix O'Lydian
Date: 17 Mar 08 - 01:12 PM

The Music score of "Great Tom is Cast"(set as a three part round), plus two midi files (one in unison, and another as a three-part round can be found at:

http://www.horfieldbells.freeuk.com/bell_anthology.htm