Of all the instruments, Z 263 (Henry Purcell)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2012-08-27). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 70 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: This edition comprises this catch in both abbreviated and fully written-out formats. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Also included in 10 catches & A catch by way of an epistle.
General Information
Title: Of all the instruments
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyrics: Anon
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTT
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1693
Description: The humour of this item derives not from revealed obscenity (unless a "wet zingle" is an obscure term of sexual reference) but from the (even more) nugatory device of onomatopoeia.
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Original text and translations
English text
Of all the instruments that are,
None can with the viol compare.
Mark how the strings their order keep,
With a "whet, whet, whet" and a "sweep, sweep, sweep".
But above all, this still abounds,
With a "Zingle, zing" and a "zit zat zounds".