Ars longa

Hayes, William (1708-1777) [ Great Britain ; England ]

Edition
Published by Mercury Music [USA] , 1947 ; in Catches for three, four, and five voices (15 p.)
Ref. : 352-00108  (1 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution: Lawton, Edward
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: Latin
Epoque: 18th century  (1700-1749)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Catch ; Round
Type of Choir: unspecified voicing  (3 unspecified voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): A
Tonality: B minor
Musicological Sources: "The catches . . . have been drawn from two eightenth-century books: 'A Collection of Catches, Canons, Glees, Duets &c,' ca. 1780, and 'Apollonian Harmony,' ca. 1790." ; Regarding the composer: "[William?] Hayes" is indicated in this edition; from this it seems that the original source indicated only "Hayes" and the editor is speculating the composer to be William Hayes.
 

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