Catch that catch can, or, A choice collection of catches, rounds & canons for 3 or 4 voyces collected & published by John Hilton ...
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Catch that catch can, or, A choice collection of catches, rounds & canons for 3 or 4 voyces collected & published by John Hilton ...
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Hilton, John, 1599-1657.
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London :: Printed for John Benson & John Playford ...,
1652.
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Part-songs, English.
Glees, catches, rounds, etc.
Canons, fugues, etc.
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descriptionPage 97
Sacred HYMNS & CANONS, For three or foure Voyces.
a. 3. Voc. A Cannon in the 4. and 8. below.
〈♫〉〈♫〉NOn nobis Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da Gloriam, sed {repeat} Gloriam. Non, &c. Non, &.
a. 3. Voc. A Cannon in the 5. and 9. rising a Note each time.
〈♫〉〈♫〉IN te Do-mi-ne spe—ra-vi. In te, &c. In te, &c. In te, &c.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the 5. and 4. below.
〈♫〉〈♫〉GLoria in excelsis Deo, gloria in exelsis Deo, gloria in excel-sis Deo, in ter-ra pax & hominibus bona voluntas, bona voluntas. Gloria, &c.
Mr. William Lawes.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the 4. and 8. below.
〈♫〉〈♫〉REgi Regis, Regi Re—gis, Regum Ar—ca—na cano Regi, &c.
Mr. Henry Lawes.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉LAudate Je—ho—vam omnes Gentes, quia in-ca-les-cit er-ga nos amor ejus.
Mr. Henry Lawes
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the 5. & in the Unison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉BE—a—ti qui ad coenam nupti—a—rum, nuptiarum Agni, vo-ca-ti sunt, vo-ca-ti sunt.
Mr. John Cobb.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the 5. above, and 4. below, rising a Note every time.
〈♫〉〈♫〉ORa & la-bo-ra. Ora, &c.
Mr. John Hilton.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the 5. above, and the 4. below, rising a Note every time.
〈♫〉〈♫〉OMne bonum De-i do—num, do—num. Omne, &c.
M. J. Hilton.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Unison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉EXaudi Do—mi—ne, O-ra—ti-onem me—um. Exaudi
Mr. John Hilton.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉GLo—ri—a Patri & Fi-li—o & Spiri—tu-i Sancto, si-cut e-rat in princi-pi-o, & nunc, & sem—per, & in se-cu-la se—cu-lo-rum, A—men. Glo—ri-a, &c.
E. Nelham
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉GLo-ri-a Patri & Fi-li-o & Spi-ri-tu-i Sancto, si-cut e-rat in princi-pi-o, & nunc, & sem-per, & in se-cu-la se-cu-lo-rum, A-men, A—men. Glori-a, &c.
Mr. Will. Ellis.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉HAste thee O Lord, make haste with speed, and help me in this time of need, my soule doth sinke, my forces faile, my wearied arms cannot prevaile, the waters flow so fast, that I can scarcely cry, help me O Lord, help me O Lord, or else I drown and dye. Haste thee, &c.
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a. 3. Voc.
〈♫〉〈♫〉I Am so wea-ry of this lingring grief, some speedy help I faint and dye, some speedy help I faint and dye, in brief, to live and languish thus without reliefe. I am so, &c. I am so &c.
Mr. Thomas Ford.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the 5. below the 8. above.
〈♫〉〈♫〉O Lord I lift my heart to thee, my soule in thee doth ever trust: O let me not confounded but make me righteous, but make me righteous with the just. O Lord, &c.
Mr. Thomas Ford.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉OAbso-lon, O Ab-solon, my son, my son Abso-lon; O Absolon, my son, my son, O Absolon, my son, my son; would God I had dy'd, would God I had dy'd, would God I had dy'd for thee. O Absolon, &c.
Mr. Henry Lawes.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉I Wept, & chastned my selfe with fasting, and that was turn'd to my reproofe. I, &c.
Mr. Henry Lawes.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Unison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉OH that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep, that I might weep, that I might weep day and night for the slain, for the slain of the Daughters, of the Daughters of my people, the slain of the Daughters of my people. Oh that, &c.
Mr. Thomas Holmes.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison
〈♫〉〈♫〉BLesse them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that hurt you. Blesse, &c.
Mr. John Hilton.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Unison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉I Charge yee O Daughters of Je-ru-sa-lem, Je-ru-sa—lem, by the Roes, & by the Hinds of the field, the field, that ye stir not up, nor waken my Love, my Love un—till shee please. I charge, &c.
Mr. John Hilton.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉MY soule O Lord shall trust in thee and still for mer—cy cry, pec—ca—vi, pec-ca-vi, pec-ca—vi, mi—se—re—re me—i, mi—se—re—re me-i. My soule, &c.
Mr. John Hilton.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉THe sorrows of my heart are inlarged: O, O bring my soule out off trouble; looke on mine adversity and misery, and forgive me all my sins. The sorrows, &c.
Mr. Thomas Holmes.
a. 3. Voc.
〈♫〉〈♫〉O Lord Almighty▪ O God of Is—ra—el, the soule that is in trou—ble, and the spirit that is vex—ed, cryeth un—to thee. O Lord, &c.
Mr. John Hilton.
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a. 4. Voc. A Canon in the Unison
〈♫〉〈♫〉SHe weepeth sore in the night, & her tears are on her cheeks, her Priests sighs, & her Virgins are afflicted, and a-mong all her Lovers shee hath none to comfort her. She weepeth &c.
Mr William Lawes.
a. 3. Voc.
〈♫〉〈♫〉THus saith the Preacher, all is Va-ni-ty un-der the Sun: All is Va-ni-ty, va-ni-ty of va-ni-ty under the Sun; Va-ni-ty, all is va-ni-ty of va-ni-ty under the Sun. Thus saith the, &c.
Mr. Nelham.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Unison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉Alasse poor heart, troubled and crost, thou art here below, vext to the heart, and tumb—led and tost thou art, but comfort still God send, and so an End. Alas, &c.
Mr. John Hilton.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the 5. above & 4. below, A Sembreeffo after one another.
〈♫〉〈♫〉O Pray for the peace of Je-ru-sa-lem, they shall prosper that love thee. O pray for, &c.
Mr. John Cobb.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉I Am weary of my groaning, every night wash I my bed and water my Couch with my tears.
Mr. Edmund Nelham.
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a. 4. Voc. A Canon in the Unison.
Mr W. Webb.
〈♫〉〈♫〉LEt me sleepe this night a way till the dawning of the day, till the dawning of the day; then at the opening of mine eyes, at the opening of mine eyes, I and all the world shall rise, I and all the world shall rise. &c.
a. 3 Voc. A Canon in the 5. and 8. rest a Minu••, each after other. The Tenor begins.
〈♫〉〈♫〉LIft up your hearts and rejoyce, praise the Lord with chearfull voice, Christ our Captaine and our Head, he is risen from the dead. Lift, &c. Lift, &c▪ Lift, &c. Lift, &c.
Mr. Symon Ives.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Unison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉LOok down, O Lord, and pitty, pitty my distresse, heare and have mercy, Oh re-lease, release me I pray thee from my griefe, and send me now at last reliefe, then will I sing Ha—le—lu-jah, Ha-le—lu-jah, Ha—le—lu-jah, Ha—le-lu-jah, when thou shalt bring me from the grave, and me from trouble save, then whilst I live, due 〈◊〉〈◊〉 I'le give, Ha—le-lu-jah, Ha—le-lu-jah, Ha-lelu—jah. Look, &c.
Mr. John Cobb.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Unison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉LOok downe O Lord upon my bed-rid soule that turnes, and turnes, but findes all rests con—troule: Speake Lord, thy talke shall make me rise and walke. Looke down, &c.
Mr. Thomas Ford.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the 5. and the 9. rising a Note every time.
〈♫〉〈♫〉LEt Musick be thy sweetest pleasure. Let Musick, &c.
Mr. William Smegergill, alias Caesar.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the 5. above, and the 4 below, rising a Note every time.
〈♫〉〈♫〉PRostrate on my knees, O Lord, I will call up-on thy name ear-ly in the morn-ning, and likewise in the E—ve-ning, still prai—sing thee, for thy pow-er is on earth, as it is in Hea-ven, Lord be thou my comfort, Lord be thou my comfort. Prostrate, &c.
Mr. John Hilton.
a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Ʋnison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉Arise, & fal down flat, & quickly to him say, I am thy son, O save me Lord, that erst did go astray. A
Mr. John Hilton
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Unison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉SWeet Je-su Christ thy Church keep sound,, those bloudy, bloudy E-domits to con-found, that cries down, down, down, down, down, down with it to the ground. Sweet, &c.
Mr. John Hilton.
a. 3. Voc.
〈♫〉〈♫〉PRaise the Lord, O yee servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord, blessed be the name of the Lord for e—ver-more, Praise, &c.
Mr. William Ellis.
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a. 3. Voc. CANTUS.
〈♫〉〈♫〉GLo-ri-a Pa-tri & Fi-li-o & Spi-ri-tu—i Sancto, & Spi-ri-tu-i Sanct—o, si-cut e-rat in prin-ci—pi-o, & nunc, & sem—per, & in se-cu-la se-cu-lorum, A men, & in se-cu-la se-cu-lorum, A-men, se-cu-lorum, A—men, se-cu-lo rum, A—men.
Mr. Deering.
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a. 3. Voc. TENOR.
〈♫〉〈♫〉GLo-r-i Pa-tri & Fi li-o & Spi ri—tu-i Sanct—o, & Spi-ri-tu-i Sanct—o, si-cut e-rat in prin—ci-pi-o, & nunc, & sem—per, & in se-cu-la se-cu—lo—rum, Amen, & in se-cu-la se-cu-lo-rum, A—men, se-cu—lo-rum, Amen, se-cu-lorum, Amen.
Mr. Deering.
a. 3. Voc. BASSUS.
〈♫〉〈♫〉GLori-a Pa—tri & Fi-li—o & Spi-ritu-i San—cto, & Spi-ri—tu-i Sancto, si-cut e—rat in prin-cipi o, & nunc, & sem— —per, & in se—cu-la secu-lo—rum, A—men, & in se-cu-la seculorum, Amen, se-cu—lorum, Amen, se culorum, Amen
〈♫〉〈♫〉GLo-ri-a Pa—tri & Fi-li—o & Spi—ri—tu-i Sanct—o, & Spi—ri-tu-i Sanct—o, si-cut e—rat in princi-pi-o, & nunc, & sem—per, & in se—cu-la, & in se-cu-la se-cu lo-rum, Amen, & in se-cu-la se-cu-lo-rum A—men, se-cu-lorum Amen.
Mr. Tho. Heardson.
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a. 3. Voc. TENOR.
〈♫〉〈♫〉GLo-ri-a Pa—tri & Fi-li-o & Spi-ri-tu—i Sancto, & Spi-ri—tu—i Sancto, si-cut erat in prin-cipi-o, & nunc, & sem—per, & in se-cu-la, & in se-cu-la, & in se-cu-la se cu—lorum, Amen, & in se-cu-la se-cu-lorum, A-men, se-cu-lo rum, Amen.
Mr. Tho. Heardson.
a. 3. Voc. BASSUS.
〈♫〉〈♫〉GLori-a Pa-tri & Fi-li-o & Spi-ritu—i Sancto, & Spiri-tu—i Sancto, si-cut e-rat in prin-ci—pi—o, & nunc, & sem —per, & in secu-la & in se—cula seculorū, Amē, & in secula si culorum, A-men, seculorum A-men.
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a. 3. Voc. A Canon in the Unison.
〈♫〉〈♫〉PRaise the Lord, O my soule, whilst I live, whilst I live, will I praise the Lord, yea as long as I have a-ny beeing, yea as long as I have a-ny beeing, I will sing praises, I will sing praises un—to my God, I will sing praises un-to my God. Praise the, &c.