When Bacchus with Venus disputed the prize (Lord Mornington)

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• (Posted 2021-03-01)  CPDL #63246: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-03-01).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 201 kB   Copyright: Personal

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

General Information

Title: When Bacchus with Venus disputed the prize
Composer: Lord Mornington
Lyricist: Anon, probably the composer^{create page}

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: TTT
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1780
Description:  A catch from Warren's seventeenth collection.

Original text and translations

English text

When Bacchus with Venus disputed the prize,
The club weighed their merits, and doubts did arise.
At length, to the beam the scale gave a kick,
And the god of the vine lost it just in the nick.
For the goddess, declaring the prize was her own,
Threw in a sweet smile, so she got it by one.