Annotation:Sweet Lilies of the Valley
X:1 T:Sweet Lillies of the Valley M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Vocal Air Q:”Allegro” B:Single sheet printed for Carr & Co., High St., Philadelphia, 1793 F: https://www.loc.gov/resource/musm1a1.11302.0/?sp=2&r=-0.332,0.271,1.381,0.961,0 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A P:Intro e/d/|cA Ac/B/|AF FG/A/|BB dB|A2 Ge/d/|cA Ac/B/| AF FG/A/|BB dG|cA zA|ce zA|df z d/4c/4B/4A/4|GG/A/ B/c/d/B/| {d}c/B/c/d/ eA|ce zA|df z d'/4c'/4b/4a/4|gggg|ac'z|| P:Vocal e/d/|c A A(c/B/)|A F F (G/A/)|B B d B |A2{BA}G) (e/d/)|c A A (c/B/)| A F F (G/A/)|B B d B|A{edcB} Aa|gbd'g|aac' (c/^d/)|e c c A| B>A (A/G/) (F/E/)|G B B B |B !fermata!e z (e/d/)|c A A (c/B/)|A F d (f/e/)| d B B (c/A/)|GE !fermata!e (e/4d/4c/4B/4)|A A A A|c e z (e/4e/4c/4B/4)| A A A A| f !fermata!f z (e/d/)|c A E C|D f !fermata!e d|c e B d | c A z A|ce z A| df z d'/4c'/4b/4a/4|gggg|ac' z:|
SWEET LILLIES OF THE VALLEY. English, Song Air (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "Sweet Lillies of the Valley" was a song composed by wikipedia:James_Hook_(composer) (1746-1827) at the end of the 18th century, "Sung with universal Applause at Vauxhall Gardens." He worked as an organist, teacher and composer, and gained a reputation for composing vocal music.Hook was employed at Marylebone Gardens and later Vauxhall Gardens, and whose compositions were often heard at Drury Lane and Covent Garden theaters.
