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Lilliburlero
Song record
peer reviewed
by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky
Song Title
Lilliburlero (
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Composer(s):
John Edmunds
Author(s):
Lord Thomas, 1st Marquess of Wharton PC Wharton
Keyword(s) & Features:
Asses
;
Bogs
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Brave
;
Catholics
;
Christ Church Cathedral
;
Cutting
;
Decrees
;
Deputies
;
Dogs
;
England
;
English
;
Folk Song
;
France
;
Gibberish
;
Heirs
;
Heretics
;
Humor
;
Ireland
;
Irish
;
King James II
;
Lads
;
Lords
;
Nations
;
Nobility
;
Nonsense words
;
Oaths
;
Politics
;
Prophecies
;
Protestants
;
Ridiculing
;
Ruling
;
Satire
;
St. Patrick's Cathedral
;
Swearing
;
Talbot, Richard, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
;
Teague
;
Throats
First Line
Ho! brother Teague, d'ye hear de decree? (
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Year of composition
1953 (
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Link to English Text Online
http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=127926
Musical Form
Modified strophic (
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Original Language
English (
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Score Source
https://www.worldcat.org/title/folk-songs-american-english-irish/oclc/7201051&referer=brief_results
Difficulty Level
HS (
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Range:
E4 - F5 (
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Original Key
F Major (
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Notes
Folk tune based on a melody by Henry Purcell (
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Recommended Printed Source
R. D. Row Music Company, "John Edmunds: Folk Songs" (
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Contributor
GTM (
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