| Incipit | How wretched is a Maiden's fate, when love invades her heart |
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| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, continuo; For voices with continuo; |
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| Work Title | The Modest Petition |
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| Alternative. Title | The Modest Petition, A New Song |
| Composer | Boyce, William |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IWB 13 |
| Key | A major |
| Librettist | Thomas Phillips |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | voice, continuo; voice, recorder/flute, continuo |