Catches, Glees and Canons (Hayes, William)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Oxford: Printed for the Author, 1757, 1765.
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn): RISM A/I: H 4893, 4894
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Oxford: Printed for the Editor, 1765.
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn): RISM A/I: H 4895
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Editor Philip Hayes (1738–1797)
Publisher. Info. London: S. A. & P. Thompson, 1785. Plate 36.
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Editor John Arnold
Publisher. Info. The Essex Harmony, Vol.2
London: G. Bigg, 1777.
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Misc. Notes 1. Catch. Phillis, my fairest, how can you deny me?
2. Catch. Alike in temper, and in life, A drunken husband, Scottish wife
3. Canon. Tipple away
4. Canon. Come follow me to the greenwood tree
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General Information

Work Title Catches, Glees and Canons
Alternative. Title Catches, Glees and Canons, for Three, Four and Five Voices
Composer Hayes, William
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. RISM A/I: H 4893-4895
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 books + supplement
First Publication. 1757, 1765 - Oxford: Author (Book 1), (Book 2), (Suppl.); 1785
Librettist mostly unattributed. Includes
Matthew Prior
Jonathan Swift
Joseph Cunningham
Ambrose Phillips
Joseph Andrews
Rev. Dr. Fan. Bacon
Language English - some pieces in Latin, Italian, French; Arabic
Dedication I. Sir William Dolben, Baronet
II. Edward Leigh, Lord Leigh of Stoneley, Baronet
Supplement: the Worthy Members of the Catch-Club, or Phil-Harmonic Society,
at the King's-Head Tavern in Oxford
IV. Sir Thomas Heathcote
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 3-4 equal voices; 3-6, 8 voices

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  • Also contains epitaphs.
  • Mainly compositions by Hayes, but the Supplement contains some pieces by other composers.
  • Book 4 published posthumously by the composer's son.