I like a ship in storms was toss'd, from THE BEGGAR'S OPERA Chamber Music - Digital Sheet Music
With her marriage apparently accepted, Polly sings of emotional turmoil resolving into calm, likening herself to a storm‑tossed ship now safely in harbour, her “all” secure in her husband. The text comes from John Gay’s Beggar’s Opera (1728), originally set to a now‑obscure popular tune (“Thomas, I cannot…”), neatly illustrating the ballad‑opera practice of borrowing familiar melodies—though frustratingly, this particular source tune seems to have vanished from easy record.In this arrangement the light, slightly “nautical” scoring (sopranino recorder with oboe colouring, plus bassoon, snare drum, guitar and viola) gives it real character, making it an effective short soprano piece for recital or staged performance, especially where a hint of irony beneath surface serenity can be played.A vocal score is appended, and will also be published separately
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Summary
- Ensembles:
- Chamber Orchestra Chamber Music
- Genres:
- Opera Baroque Period
- Publishers:
- Linda Fox
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 11
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1906233
Composed by arr.Linda Fox. Arranged by Linda Fox. This edition: pdf. Baroque, Chamber, Classical, Historic, Opera. 11 pages. Linda Fox #1464373. Published by Linda Fox (A0.1906233).With her marriage apparently accepted, Polly sings of emotional turmoil resolving into calm, likening herself to a storm‑tossed ship now safely in harbour, her “all” secure in her husband.
The text comes from John Gay’s Beggar’s Opera (1728), originally set to a now‑obscure popular tune (“Thomas, I cannot…”), neatly illustrating the ballad‑opera practice of borrowing familiar melodies—though frustratingly, this particular source tune seems to have vanished from easy record.
In this arrangement the light, slightly “nautical” scoring (sopranino recorder with oboe colouring, plus bassoon, snare drum, guitar and viola) gives it real character, making it an effective short soprano piece for recital or staged performance, especially where a hint of irony beneath surface serenity can be played.
A vocal score is appended, and will also be published separately.
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