Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Ey'd Susan (Leveridge, Richard)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	8 verses
First Publication	1730 in The Musical Miscellany, Vol.4, p.148 also appears ca.1729 in The Village Opera
Genre Categories	Songs; For voice, continuo; For voices with continuo; Scores featuring the voice; Scores with basso continuo; English language; For flute (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); For recorder (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For 3 voices (arr); For unaccompanied voices (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); For voice, piano (arr); For voices with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

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Publisher. Info.	The Musical Miscellany, Vol.4 London: John Watts, n.d.(ca.1730).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	An early printing of this song. Includes arrangement for flute or recorder solo
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Arranger	Francis Hutcheson (1721–1784) (pseudonym Francis Ireland)
Publisher. Info.	A Collection of Catches, Canons and Glees, No.13 London: Longman & Broderip, n.d.[1775].
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Only verse 1 is printed.
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Publisher. Info.	Boston: Ditson, n.d.(ca.1858). Plate 1402.
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Work Title	Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Ey'd Susan
Alternative. Title	Black Eyed Susan, A Favorite Sea Song; All in the Downs; Thus when the swallow seeking prey; Cape Clear; O! Sweet Adare; O! At-Dara Aoibinn
Composer	Leveridge, Richard
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IRL 7
Key	C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	8 verses
Text Incipit	All in the downs the fleet was moor'd
First Publication.	1730 in The Musical Miscellany, Vol.4, p.148 also appears ca.1729 in The Village Opera
Librettist	John Gay (1685–1732)
Language	English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Baroque
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	voice, continuo
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Extra Information	A derivative song is called The Bonny Seaman (see The British Musical Miscellany, [1734], Vol.6, p.5), beginning Fair Sally lov'd a bonny seaman.