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Thread #162209   Message #3859073
Posted By: GUEST,Deb
05-Jun-17 - 01:52 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Melody Devon plough chant
Subject: Tune Req: Melody Devon plough chant
I'm searching for any trace of the melody for the chant derived from plainsong, probably a Mass, that the ploughman and his boy would do in Devon to the oxen as they ploughed- the oxen reportedly expected this 'work' song, and would not work without it. The chant was for two voices, in harmony.