Songs, Airs, and Dances from the London Concerts, 1773.
For soprano voice and instruments.

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Scoring is very simple, suitable for keyboard or as a 'short score' basis for arrangement. Songs have bass line accompaniment unless otherwise stated. Dances have instructions. All lyrics are included. Some instrumental pieces are four part, others are on a two stave system (treble & bass clefs).

facsimile of the original
includes:

1. A Favorite AIR from Love in a Village
The music Lately introduced and sung by Miss Catley
(Cease, Cease, gay seducers...)

2. BATH New Assembly-Room Minuet
(Instrumental)

3. The Maid to my Mind - A New Song
Sung by Mr Vernon at Vauxhall. Set by Mr Hook.

4. The Surprise
(Instrumental & Dance)

5. Menuet de la Reine Charlotte
(soprano, violin, viola, basso)

6. In Vain You Bid Your Captive Live
Sung by Mr Vernon, in the Padlock

7. The Eclipse
(Treble instrument line & dance)

8. Ah! Where Can One Find a rue Swain? - A New Song
Sung by Miss Wewitzer, at Vauxhall.
Set by Mr Hook.

9. Captain Day's Minuet
(Instrumental)

10. London Lasses - A New Song
Sung at Saddler's Wells

11. Chalotte M'Carthy
(treble instrumental line & dance)

12. Hope and fear

13. Duchess of Cumberland's Minuet
(instrumental)

14. Something That's Unseen - A New Song

15. I Do As I Will With My Swain
Sung by Jameson at Vauxhall

16. The Macaroni
(Treble instrument line & dance)

17. A Favorite Song
Sung by Miss Pope, in the Musical Lady

18. Lady Betty Wood's Minuet
(instrumental)

19. The Neapolitan Dance
(Treble instrument line & dance)

20. A favorite song, sung by Mrs Abington in Twelfth-Night

21. Master Matthew's Minuet
(Instrumental)

22. As Now My Bloom
Sung by Miss Jameson at Vauxhall
 
 
 

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