Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Popular music of the olden time > Volume 2
(215) Page 591
Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
REIGN OF CHARLES II. TO WILLIAM III.
591
The following is from the ballad-opera of The Jovial Crew :-
m
Jovially.
-J^.
:*=g=
^S
5=*=s=*
j^
sg
5
*^V
We'll gladden our hearts with the best of our cheer, Our spi-rits we'll raise with his
*
Sff
W
3
1"
-$
^m
i
--
honour's strong beer ; Re - gard - less of cares that the moi-row may rear, We'll
£
^
feiife
Chorus.
PPH
^^fe
;■
?
"* * *~-~* ig. V
make this the merriest night of the year, We'll make this the merriest night of the year.
Nor sorrow, nor pain, amongst us shall be found,
To our master's good health shall the cup be crown 'd :
That long he may live, and in bliss may abound,
Shall be ev'ry man's wish, while the bowl goes round.
Chorus. Shall be ev'ry man's wish, &c.
I OFTEN FOR MY JENNY STROVE.
This is contained in book iii. of The Banquet of Music, consisting of " songs
sung at the Court and theatres," 1689 ; in Apollo's Banquet, 1690 ; in The
Dancing Master, from 1695 ; in all editions of Pills to purge Melancholy; and in
The Jovial Crew, and other ballad-operas.
One of the ballads sung to the air, entitled Cupid's Revenge, is almost a para-
phrase of King Cophetua and The Beggar Maid, — alluded to by Shakespeare,
and reprinted by Percy in the Reliques. " Cupid's Revenge " is contained in
Old Ballads, i. 138, 8vo., 1723, and in Evans' Old Ballads, ii. 361, 1810. Evans,
as usual, omits the name of the tune. It commences thus : —
" A king once reign'd beyond the seas,
As we in ancient stories find,
Whom no fair face, could ever please :
He cared not for womankind.
He despis'd the sweetest beauty,
And the greatest fortune too ;
At length he married to a beggar ;
See what Cupid's dart can do," &c.
591
The following is from the ballad-opera of The Jovial Crew :-
m
Jovially.
-J^.
:*=g=
^S
5=*=s=*
j^
sg
5
*^V
We'll gladden our hearts with the best of our cheer, Our spi-rits we'll raise with his
*
Sff
W
3
1"
-$
^m
i
--
honour's strong beer ; Re - gard - less of cares that the moi-row may rear, We'll
£
^
feiife
Chorus.
PPH
^^fe
;■
?
"* * *~-~* ig. V
make this the merriest night of the year, We'll make this the merriest night of the year.
Nor sorrow, nor pain, amongst us shall be found,
To our master's good health shall the cup be crown 'd :
That long he may live, and in bliss may abound,
Shall be ev'ry man's wish, while the bowl goes round.
Chorus. Shall be ev'ry man's wish, &c.
I OFTEN FOR MY JENNY STROVE.
This is contained in book iii. of The Banquet of Music, consisting of " songs
sung at the Court and theatres," 1689 ; in Apollo's Banquet, 1690 ; in The
Dancing Master, from 1695 ; in all editions of Pills to purge Melancholy; and in
The Jovial Crew, and other ballad-operas.
One of the ballads sung to the air, entitled Cupid's Revenge, is almost a para-
phrase of King Cophetua and The Beggar Maid, — alluded to by Shakespeare,
and reprinted by Percy in the Reliques. " Cupid's Revenge " is contained in
Old Ballads, i. 138, 8vo., 1723, and in Evans' Old Ballads, ii. 361, 1810. Evans,
as usual, omits the name of the tune. It commences thus : —
" A king once reign'd beyond the seas,
As we in ancient stories find,
Whom no fair face, could ever please :
He cared not for womankind.
He despis'd the sweetest beauty,
And the greatest fortune too ;
At length he married to a beggar ;
See what Cupid's dart can do," &c.
Set display mode to: Large image | Transcription
Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. 
| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Popular music of the olden time > Volume 2 > (215) Page 591 |
|---|
| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91364574 |
|---|
| Shelfmark | Glen.254a |
|---|---|
| Additional NLS resources: | |
| Attribution and copyright: |
|
| Description | A collection of ancient songs, ballads, and dance tunes ... with short introductions to the different reigns, and notices of the airs from writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Also a short account of the minstrels. Airs harmonized by G.A. Macfarren. London: Cramer, Beale & Chappell, [1859]. 2 volumes. Paged continuously. [An expansion of his "Collection of national English airs", published 1838-40.] |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | Glen.254-254a |
More information
|
|
| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
|---|
| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
|---|