The theater of music, or, A choice collection of the newest and best songs sung at the court and public theaters the words composed by the most ingenious wits of the age, and set to music by the greatest masters in that science : with a theorbo-bass to each song for the theorbo or bass-viol : also symphonies and retornels in 3 parts to several of them for the violins and flutes.

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The theater of music, or, A choice collection of the newest and best songs sung at the court and public theaters the words composed by the most ingenious wits of the age, and set to music by the greatest masters in that science : with a theorbo-bass to each song for the theorbo or bass-viol : also symphonies and retornels in 3 parts to several of them for the violins and flutes.
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London :: Printed by J. Playford for Henry Playford and R.C. ...,
1685-1687.
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Subject terms
Songs, English -- England.
Songs with continuo.
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"The theater of music, or, A choice collection of the newest and best songs sung at the court and public theaters the words composed by the most ingenious wits of the age, and set to music by the greatest masters in that science : with a theorbo-bass to each song for the theorbo or bass-viol : also symphonies and retornels in 3 parts to several of them for the violins and flutes." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A54969.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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Page 48

A Tavern-Club Song.

A. 2 Voc. Altus & Bassus, with a continued Bass.

[ A] 〈♫〉〈♫〉 SOme Wine Boys, some Wine, fill it up, fill it up, un—til it touch the edge of the Cup; we'l not al—ter our Pace, we'l not alter our Pace, nor put on a grave Face, but drink, drink ho, drink to the brim, to our better Acquaintance, to our better Acquaintance, here's to thee Tim: This Drink is rare, and somewhat Divine, thank Wilson and Holms, and Holms, that provides us such

Page 49

Wine: Then drink, drink ho, drink, then drink, drink ho, drink, and off with the Stoop, and still as we drink, and still as we drink, let us hollow and hoop. A—no-ther Health, a-no-ther Health, a Health, a Health to the Head of the Feast, and let him be happy, be happy, when Mil— —lons, when Mil—ons are turn'd in—to Clay.

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[ B] 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Some Wine Boys, some Wine, fill it up, un—til it touch the edge of the Cup; we'l not alter our Pace, nor put on a grave Face, but drink, drink ho, to the Brim, to our better Acquaintance, to our better Acquaintance, here's to thee Tim: This Drink is rare, and somewhat Divine, thank Wilson and Holms, that provides us such

Page 49

Then drink, drink ho, drink, and off with the Stoop, and still as we drink, let us hollow and hoop. A—no-ther Health, a Health, a Health to the Head of the Feast, and let him be happy, be happy, when Millons, wn Mil— —lons, when Mil—lons are turn'd in—to Clay.

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