| Work Title
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8 Solo Songs
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| Alternative. Title
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Eight Solo Songs, adapte for the Voice & Harpsichord, composed by the late T. Norris, Bac. Mus. Organist of Christ Church & St. John's College Oxford
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| Composer
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Norris, Thomas
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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8 songs
- Say, Myra, say
- Go tuneful bird
- Ye shepherds give ear to my lay
- To fair Fidele's grassy tomb
- Now the moonbeams trembling lustre
- To these lone shades
- Sweet William's Farewell to Black Ey'd Susan. All in the downs
- Yes, Delia loves
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| Librettist
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see below
- 1. George Lyttelton (1790–1773)
- 2, 3. William Shenstone (1714–1763)
- 4. William Collins (1721-1759)
- 5, 8. Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743–1825) (as Miss Aikin)
- 6. Mr Cole
- 7. Anon/Traditional
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward (1750-1823)
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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voice, harpsichord
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