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Sheet Music
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| Editor
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First edition
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| Publisher. Info.
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6 Cantatas (pp.6-17) London: J. Simpson, for the author, n.d.[1748].
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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Very High Quality Scan
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General Information
| Work Title
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Why Lysidas should man be vain?
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Hayes, William
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IWH 22
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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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4 sections
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1748
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| First Publication.
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1748 in 6 Cantatas (No.2)
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| Librettist
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Matthew Pilkington (1705–1765)
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| Language
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English
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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soprano, 2 violins, continuo
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The second of William Hayes's 'Six Cantatas' of 1748.