Now Phoebus sinketh in the west

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 Theme code Index    537L5L 3524
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Thomas Arne
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English, Stage
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    ABCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Manson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Hamilton's Universal Tune Book vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 167
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1853
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
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Now Phoebus sinketh in the west: Annotations



X:1
T:Now Phoebus sinketh in the west
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”From the ‘Mask of Comus’”
C:”Dr. Arne”
B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1853, p. 167)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 
K:A
"With spirit"A|e2d (cBA)|GAB E3|(c/d/e)e e2c|(B/c/d)d d3|
c2A ^d2B|edB z2z|g2f (e^d)c|BAG z2z|
(c^de) B2a|gaf e3|(e^d)c (BAG)|(AGF) E3|| 
z2z z2B|f2e (dc)B|(cB)^A B3|e2d (cB)A|
(BA)G A3|c2B A2F|dcB z2z|f2e (dc)B|A2G F3O||
|:(c/d/e)e e2c|(B/c/d)d d3|c2c (cBA)|(GA)B E3|
A2c (FG)A|Bcd GAB|cde ABc|(de)f !fermata!e3|
c2B d2c|f2e G3|e2d (cBA)|(BAG) A2!fine!O:|
M:C
L:1/8
"Adagio"f2e2G2A2|E3E A4|F2G2A3B|c2F2 ^E2z2|
f3e d2 (cB)|F3F B2z2|z4 z2B2|e3E A3B|c>B B2 z4|
^B>B c2!fermata!F3G|A3A G4|ee ^d2 !fermata!c3F|G3 G c4!D.C.!||

Now Phoebus sinketh in the west: Annotations