musical notation
MIDIPDF
Thus I stand like theTurk, with his Doxies around;From all Sides their Glances his Passion confound;For Black, Brown, and Fair, his Inconstancy burns,And the different Beauties subdue him by turns:Each calls forth her Charms to provoke his Desires:Though willing to all, with but one he retires.But think of this Maxim, and put off your Sorrow,The Wretch of To-day, may be happy To-morrow.
Thus I stand like theTurk, with his Doxies around;
From all Sides their Glances his Passion confound;
For Black, Brown, and Fair, his Inconstancy burns,
And the different Beauties subdue him by turns:
Each calls forth her Charms to provoke his Desires:
Though willing to all, with but one he retires.
But think of this Maxim, and put off your Sorrow,
The Wretch of To-day, may be happy To-morrow.
Chorus.But think of this Maxim,&c.
Chorus.
But think of this Maxim,&c.
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Title Page
THEBEGGAR’SOPERA.
WRITTEN by Mr.GAY.
To which is Prefixed theMUSICK to each SONG.
{Decoration}
Nos hæc novimus esse nihil.—Mart.
LONDON:WILLIAM HEINEMANN1921
About the MusicThe following information is also given in the text fileabout_the_musicin the “Music” directory.The music in the printed book appears to be a hand-written copy of the 1765 original, retaining or adding assorted minor errors. In particular, the use of double bar lines or repeats seems to be almost entirely arbitrary. In the PDF and MIDI files, obvious errors such as missing dots after notes have been corrected, and a few ties have been added. Repeats are used only when required by the lyrics as printed.All music files, including the PDF images, are in the “Music” directory. In addition to individual Airs, there are PDF files containing the collected songs for each scene that has more than one song. Air LXVIII (the final song) has been omitted because it takes up a complete page by itself.Changing the TempoIf you want to change the tempo of a MIDI file, do this:Install the lilypond program (free from lilypond.org)Open the file you want to edit (named in the formair_N.lyusing the same Roman numerals as in the text) and scroll down to the bottom. Themake-momentline works just like a metronome setting. Leave the second number alone—usually a 4 for quarter-note—and make the first number larger or smaller.Select “Run” or “Typeset File” from the Compile menu. This will create three files in the same location as the original .ly file: an updated MIDI, a new PDF, and a Postscript (.ps) file. You may keep the Postscript file or delete it; they are automatically generated, but were omitted from this Project Gutenberg text because they are very large and are easy to make on your own computer.Back to Top
The following information is also given in the text fileabout_the_musicin the “Music” directory.
The music in the printed book appears to be a hand-written copy of the 1765 original, retaining or adding assorted minor errors. In particular, the use of double bar lines or repeats seems to be almost entirely arbitrary. In the PDF and MIDI files, obvious errors such as missing dots after notes have been corrected, and a few ties have been added. Repeats are used only when required by the lyrics as printed.
All music files, including the PDF images, are in the “Music” directory. In addition to individual Airs, there are PDF files containing the collected songs for each scene that has more than one song. Air LXVIII (the final song) has been omitted because it takes up a complete page by itself.
If you want to change the tempo of a MIDI file, do this:
Install the lilypond program (free from lilypond.org)
Open the file you want to edit (named in the formair_N.lyusing the same Roman numerals as in the text) and scroll down to the bottom. Themake-momentline works just like a metronome setting. Leave the second number alone—usually a 4 for quarter-note—and make the first number larger or smaller.
Select “Run” or “Typeset File” from the Compile menu. This will create three files in the same location as the original .ly file: an updated MIDI, a new PDF, and a Postscript (.ps) file. You may keep the Postscript file or delete it; they are automatically generated, but were omitted from this Project Gutenberg text because they are very large and are easy to make on your own computer.
Back to Top