Epitaph on Sally Salisbury (John Stafford Smith)

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• (Posted 2021-10-04)  CPDL #66063: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-10-04).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 249 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition comprises a modern realisation, and a statement of the piece in its original specialised format.

General Information

Title: Epitaph on Sally Salisbury
Composer: John Stafford Smith
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: TTTT
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: Unknown
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1773
Description: This catch gained a Catch Club prize medal in 1773. Sally Salisbury was a renowned prostitute in the first two decades of the eighteenth century; the revealed text adds to the risqué nature of the text.

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