Performances
Sheet Music
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| Publisher. Info.
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London: Button & Whitaker, 1811.
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| Copyright
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| Purchase
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
For 4 Voices (Whitaker)
General Information
| Work Title
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Robin Adair
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Reeve, William
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IWR 4
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| Key
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B-flat major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 verses
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| Text Incipit
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What's this dull town to me? Robin's not near
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| First Publication.
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1811
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| Language
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English
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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, piano
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| Related Works
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Based on Eileen Aroon
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Navigation etc.
Letter printed in "Morning Chronicle", "Courier", "Star", "Times" and "Morning Post" between 17-20 December 1811.
Sir, - In Consequence of the very great popularity of the Song "Robin Adair," now singing with unprecedented applause by Mr. Braham, I am informed that several spurious editions of it are preparing for the Press. Through the medium of your Paper, therefore, I feel it is but an act of justice to inform the Public that the Copyright of the only genuine Copy as sung by Mr. Braham, with the Symphony & Accompaniments as Composed expressly for that Gentleman by me, has been purchased at a liberal Price by Messrs. Button & Whitaker, of St. Paul's Church Yard, and that no other copies are genuine but what are published by those Gentlemen.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
W. Reeve
53, Marchmont St. Decr. 16th. 1811.
