Ianthe (Henry Harington)

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• (Posted 2022-04-01)  CPDL #68681: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2022-04-01).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 126 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition is available for low voices (probably Harington's original intention) or transposed up an octave for high voices.

General Information

Title: Ianthe
Composer: Henry Harington
Lyricist: John Glanvill^{create page}
Number of voices: 3vv   Voicings: SSA or TTB
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1800
Description: This is Harington's arrangement of a (by then) hoary minor classic. John Barret wrote the tune to a lyric by John Glanvill, c.1705. It appeared in "Pills to purge melancholy", Playford's "Dancing master" and "The Beggar's Opera" ("When he holds up his hand").

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Ianthe.