Purcell: Z 292. Young John the gard'ner - Deller Consort

Playlist (Catches):
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=52CF65EACA871B81

Young John the gard'ner, Z 292

Song for 1 voice, or catch for 3 or 4 voices

Text: 'A person of quality named E.G.'

Music: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Published in 'The Newest Collection of the Choicest Songs' (London: Daniel Brown, 1683)
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The Deller Consort,
conducted by Alfred Deller

Recorded in September 1976

Pitch: A = 415 Hz
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The first score featured in this video is from 'Catch that Catch can' (London: John Playford, 1685).

The second one is from the first book of 'The Catch Club' (London: John Walsh, c.1700), in a late 18th-century reissue, similar to the original one.

Marc D.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Henry Purcell
• Catch
• Young John the gardiner
• Alfred Deller

[bluehazer]

Next time, don't brag, John!!

[bachaphiliac]

Man! This is so awesome; a fine moral at the end...nothing like year long fertilizer...love that Joan.

Purcell......what a great composer.