Tune Req: The song of the lower classes

Subject: The song of the lower classes
From: GUEST,squeeze box
Date: 24 May 02 - 12:15 PM

Does anyone have the sheet music to The Song of the Lower Clases

Thanks

Scott

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The song of the lower classes
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 24 May 02 - 12:17 PM

I've got a midi of it.

Was hard to post here with ABC / Miditext because of it being 3 part.

post your email address and I'll send it to you.

Ed

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The song of the lower classes
From: MMario
Date: 24 May 02 - 12:28 PM

ed - could you send to me as well please? [e-mail]

Thanx!

MMario

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The song of the lower classes
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 24 May 02 - 02:46 PM

"While Shepherds Watch'd -- Canterbury tune, Evison, 1751, also known as Otford and found in Hardy and other MSS," according to the photocopy I have. Not that that may be of much use, but maybe to someone, sometime... :-)

~ Becky in Tucson

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The song of the lower classes
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 24 May 02 - 02:48 PM

Is that the one that goes to the Star of the County Down, also known as Kingsfold, the hymn tune?

LTS

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The song of the lower classes
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 24 May 02 - 03:39 PM

It seems that at least three different tunes have been used for this one. For more details, see these previous discussions:

Lyr Add: Song of the lower classes
Lyr Req: We plough and sow...

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The song of the lower classes
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 24 May 02 - 03:45 PM

The one I have is Martin Carthy's 'Otford'

(sent to MMario, awaiting squeeze box's email)

Ed

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The song of the lower classes
From: GUEST,greg stephens
Date: 24 May 02 - 05:19 PM

In the Tolpuddle martyrs play by Miles Malleson, it was sung to "Kingsfold" (similar, but not identical to the "Star of the County Down"). But as far as I know, the author hasn't left any information of what he would like it sung to: I would say sing to whatever you like.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The song of the lower classes
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 24 May 02 - 05:26 PM

Ernest Jones' text is quoted in The Common Muse (V. de Sola Pinto and A. E. Rodway (1957), with what I take to be the original tune direction: Music by John Lowry. This Song can also be sung to the air of "The Monks of Old". This would appear to suggest that it was originally published with music.