L'opera del mendicante: Bononcini, ecc.

Speranza NOTES ON THE SOURCES OF THE TUNES OF "L'OPERA DEL MENDICANTE" Air VI. "VIRGINS ARE LIKE THE FAIR FLOWER" Was written by Sir Chas. Hanbury Williams. Air XXIV. "GAMESTERS AND LAWYERS" was written by Mr. Fortescue, Master of the Rolls. Air XXX "WHEN YOU CENSURE THE AGE" was written by Dean Swift. Airs I and XLIV. "THROUGH ALL THE EMPLOYMENTS OF LIFE"—and "THE MODES OF THE COURT" were written by Lord Chesterfield. All the songs, except I, VI, XXIV, XXX, and XLIV were written by Gay. THE SOURCES OF THE TUNES. I. "AN OLD WOMAN CLOTHED IN GRAY" Old English air first published in 1665. II. THE BONNY GRAY-EY'D MORN. Composed by Jeremiah Clarke in 1695. III. COLD AND RAW. Old Irish air, 1600. "The Irish Ho Hoane" cir. 1610. IV. WHY IS YOUR FAITHFUL SLAVE DISDAIN'D? Composed by Italian composer Bononcini. Published in Playford's Banquet. 1688 V. OF ALL THE SIMPLE THINGS WE DO. Old Irish air, 1660. Introduced by Doggett into his Country Wake, 1696; also known as "The Mouse Trap," 1719. VI. WHAT SHALL I DO TO SHOW HOW MUCH I LOVE HER? Composed by Henry Purcell, composer of "Didone abbandonata d'Enea", Bonduca in 1695. VII. OH! LONDON IS A FINE TOWN, Old English. Published by Playford in 1665. Air VIII. "GRIM KING OF THE GHOSTS". [pg 151] Old Irish. Adapted by Henry Purcell to "Hail to the Myrtle Shades," in Theodosius, 1680. Also adapted to "Rosalind's Complaint," by Mr. Baker, in 1727. IX. "O JENNY! O JENNY!" Old Irish air, 1600. Adapted to "May Fair," 1703. AIR X. "THOMAS, I CANNOT." Sung in Weaver's "Perseo ed Andromeda", 1717. Published in Playford's Dancing Master, in 1719. XI. A SOLDIER AND A SAILOR. Composed by John Eccles for Congreve's "Love for Love", 1696. XII. NOW PONDER WELL. Old English. "The Children in the Wood." Seventeenth Century. XIII. LE PRINTEMPS RAPPELLE. Old French chanson. XIV. PRETTY PARROT, SAY. Old English. Published by Playford in 1719. AIR XV. PRAY, FAIR ONE, BE KIND. Old English air, 1715. XVI. OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY. Old Irish. Atkinson's MS. in 1694. By Farquhar in his Recruiting Officer, in 1706. Published by Durfey in 1709. XVII. GIN THOU WERT MINE AWN THING. Old Scotch. Published by Ramsay in 1726, in his "Musick for the Songs in the Tea Table Miscellany." XVIII. O THE BROOM! Old Irish. Quoted by Bishop Wadding in 1680. XIX. FILL EVERY GLASS. A French Drinking Song. "Que chacun remplisse son verre"; adapted by Durfey in 1710. XX. MARCH IN Handel's opera "RINALDO" at the Royal Theatre, Haymarket. ("Let us take the road") [pg 152] Composed by Handel. Produced in 1711. XXI. WOULD YOU HAVE A YOUNG VIRGIN? Old Irish. Published as "Poor Robin's Maggot" in 1652. Adapted by Durfey to a song in Modern Prophets in 1709. XXII. COTILLON. A French Dance tune. Printed in a Frankfort book of the year 1664, and by Playford as "Tony's Rant," in 1726. XXIII. ALL IN A MISTY MORNING. Old English. "The Friar and the Nun" (Friar Foxtail). Printed by Playford in 1651. Durfey's Pills, 1719. XXIV. WHEN ONCE I LAY WITH ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE. Old English. Sung in Durfey's The Wiltshire Maid. XXV. WHEN FIRST I LAID SIEGE TO MY CHLORIS. Old Irish. Adapted by Durfey in his Pills, 1720. XXVI. COURTIERS, COURTIERS, THINK IT NO HARM. Old English air, 1720. XXVII. A LOVELY LASS TO A FRIAR CAME. Old Irish. Printed in 1721. XXVIII. 'TWAS WHEN THE SEA WAS ROARING. Composed by Handel. Sung in Gay's What d'ye call it (1715). XXIX. THE SUN HAD LOOS'D HIS WEARY TEAMS. Old English. "The Hemp Dresser." Published by Playford in 1651. XXX. HOW HAPPY ARE WE. Composed by Dr. Pepusch. 1716. XXXI. OF A NOBLE RACE WAS SHENKIN. Introduced in Henry Purcell's Richmond Heiress, 1693. XXXII. No name, but evidently intended for HOW SHOULD I YOUR TRUE LOVE KNOW. Ophelia's song. Published by Playford in 1713. XXXIII. LONDON LADIES. [pg 153] Old English. XXXIV. ALL IN THE DOWNS. Composed by Henry Carey. 1720. XXXV. HAVE YOU HEARD OF A FROLICKSOME DITTY. Old Irish. "Molly Roe." Published as "The Rant" in Apollo's Banquet, in 1690. XXXVI. IRISH TROT. Old Irish. Printed as "Hyde Park," by Playford, in 1651. XXXVII. No name given, but evidently CONSTANT BILLY, published in 1726. Sir H. Bishop says that it was composed by Geminiani. XXXVIII. GOOD-MORROW, GOSSIP JOAN. Old English. Printed in 1705. XXXIX. IRISH HOWL. Old Irish. Printed as "The Irish Howl," by Playford, in the third volume of his Dancing Master, in 1726. XL. THE LASS OF PATIE'S MILL. Old Scotch. Printed in Orpheus Caledonius. 1725. XLI. IF LOVE'S A SWEET PASSION. Composed by Henry Purcell. Fairy Queen (1692). XLII. SOUTH-SEA BALLAD. Old English. Printed in 1720. XLIII. PACKINGTON'S POUND. Old English. Melody in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. XLIV. LILLIBULLERO. Old Irish. Printed in 1688. Adapted by Purcell. XLV. DOWN IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. Old English. XLVI. A SHEPHERD KEPT SHEEP. Old English. XLVII. ONE EVENING, HAVING LOST MY WAY. [pg 154] Printed as "Walpole, or the Happy Clown," in 1719. Words by Birkhead. The tune also occurs in the Overture. XLVIII. NOW, ROGER, I'LL TELL THEE BECAUSE THOU'RT MY SON. Old English. XLIX. O BESSY BELL! Old Scotch. Printed by Playford in 1700. L. WOULD FATE TO ME BELINDA GIVE. Composed by John Wilford. Printed in 1710. LI. COME, SWEET LASS. The tune was printed as "Greenwich Park," by Playford. 1688. Song from The Compleat Academy (1685). Music composed by Jeremiah Clarke, 1685. LII. THE LAST TIME I WENT O'ER THE MOOR. Old Scotch. Printed in Ramsay's Tea Table Misc. 1726. LIII. TOM TINKER'S MY TRUE LOVE. Old English. Printed by Playford in 1664. LIV. I AM A POOR SHEPHERD UNDONE. Old English. Printed by Playford in 1716. LV. IANTHE THE LOVELY. Composed by John Barret, 1701. LVI. A COBLER THERE WAS. Old English. LVII. BONNY DUNDEE. Old Scotch. The melody is in the Skene MS., 1630. LVIII. HAPPY GROVES. Adapted from "The Pilgrim," composed by J. Barret in 1701. LIX. SALLY -- OF ALL THE GIRLS THAT ARE SO SMART. Composed by Henry Carey, in 1716. N.B.—The air was superseded by another in 1790. LX. BRITONS, STRIKE HOME. [pg 155] Composed by Henry Purcell. Bonduca, 1695. LXI. CHEVY CHASE. Old English. Early Seventeenth century. Printed in 1710. LXII. TO OLD SIR SIMON THE KING. Old English. Seventeenth century. Printed in 1652. LXIII. ---> "JOY TO GREAT CÆSAR". Composed by Italian composer Frescobaldi (1614). Adapted by Tom Durfey in 1682 or 1683. LXIV. THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN. Old English. Printed as "Puddings and Pies," by Playford, in 1716. LXV. DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A GALLANT SAILOR? Old Irish. "Youghal Harbour," in 1720. Also known as "Ned of the Hill" (1700). LXVI. WHY ARE MINE EYES STILL FLOWING. Old English. Seventeenth century. LXVII. GREEN SLEEVES. Old English. Sixteenth century. LXVIII. ALL YOU THAT MUST TAKE A LEAP. Composed by Lewis Ramondon. 1710. LXIX. LUMPS OF PUDDING. Old Irish. Printed by Playford in 1701. Adapted by Durfey in 1697.