Flocks are Sporting (Carey, Henry)

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Publisher. Info. Calliope, or English Harmony, Vol.1 (p.152)
London: Henry Roberts, 1739.
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For Female Chorus and Piano (Diack)
Arranger John Michael Diack (1869–1946)
Publisher. Info. The Lyric Collection of Choral Music, No.1548.
London: Paterson's Publications Ltd., 1930.
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Misc. Notes From uploader's collection. Diack claims music is arranged from Samson, HWV 57 by Handel but it matches nothing in the score for Handel's work. The arrangement clearly is taken from the Carey work.
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For Flute and Harpsichord (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau, 2018.
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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General Information

Work Title Flocks are sporting
Alternative. Title A Pastoral
Composer Carey, Henry
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IHC 5
Key G major
Text Incipit Flocks are sporting, doves are courting
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1739 or before
First Publication. 1739
Librettist Unknown, from A Pastoral Made in the Year 1715
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voice, recorder/flute, continuo