| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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| First Publication | 1767 ca. in Warren's Collection |
| Genre Categories | Elegies; Funeral music; Glees; |
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| Work Title | Elegy on the Death of Mr. Shenstone |
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| Alternative. Title | Come shepherds we'll follow the hearse ; Glee |
| Composer | Arne, Thomas Augustine |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | ITA 10 |
| Key | E minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
| Text Incipit | Come shepherds we'll follow the hearse, We'll see our lov'd Corydon laid |
| First Publication. | 1767 ca. in Warren's Collection |
| Librettist | John Cunningham (1729–1773) |
| Language | English |
| Dedication | William Shenstone |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3–6 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | 4 Voices (ATTB, ATBarB or TTBB) |
| External Links | CPDL All Music Guide RISM 800259626 (1769 copy, British Library) RISM 806150549 (at Madrigal Society, London) |
Worldcat notes only one recording, from a collection called "The Singing Club", a 1985 Hilliard Ensemble LP on Harmonia Mundi reissued on CD in 1992. To quote RISM-Madrigal Society - "Printed in An eighth collection of catches, canons and glees for three, four, five ... voices never before published selected by Thomas Warren (London [1763/94]".