Sheet music

Original

Elegy on the death of Mr Shenstone. John Broderip. A cappella. Secular , Partsong. Language. English. TTB.

Translation

Elegy on the death of Mr Shenstone. John Broderip. A cappella. Secular , Partsong. Language. English. TTB.

Original

John Broderip was perhaps the most prominent member of a dynasty of west country musicians. He was organist at Wells Cathedral. succeeding his father. and published psalmody and glees. This glee comes from his collection of six. Op. 5. , c. 1770. Cunningham's elegy was to William Shenstone , poet and pioneer practitioner of landscape gardening. Thomas Arne also set a portion of the elegy as a glee. see Elegy on the death of Mr. Shenstone. Thomas Arne.

Translation

John Broderip was perhaps the most prominent member of a dynasty of west country musicians. He was organist at Wells Cathedral. succeeding his father. and published psalmody and glees. This glee comes from his collection of six. Op. 5. , c. 1770. Cunningham's elegy was to William Shenstone , poet and pioneer practitioner of landscape gardening. Thomas Arne also set a portion of the elegy as a glee. see Elegy on the death of Mr. Shenstone. Thomas Arne.