A Song for St Cecilia's Day (Hayes, William)
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Oxford: William Hayes 'Vocal and Instrumental Musick II', 1742
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General Information
| Work Title | A Song for St Cecilia's Day |
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| Composer | Hayes, William |
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| Key | D major |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 1 |
| Year/Date of Composition | Before 1742 |
| Year of First Publication | 1742 |
| Librettist | Possibly Nahum Tate |
| Genre | Aria |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Soprano, flute, strings and continuo |
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Probably written for the celebration of St Cecilia's Day in Oxford. It is also a tribute to Henry Purcell, whose setting of the same text formed the centre-piece of his well-known ode 'Come ye sons of Art' (1694).
