| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | see below |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1765 ca. |
| Genre Categories | Glees; Songs; For 3 voices; |
| Work Title | London Cries, A Bloody Murder, A Dying Speech, The King's Speech |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | A Set of London Cries for three Voices, consisting of A Bloody Murder, A Dying Speech, The King's Speech &c. by A Gentleman |
| Composer | Pegge Jr., Samuel |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | see below
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1765 ca. |
| Language | English (some Cockney dialect) |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | 3 voices |
| Extra Information | Published anonymously. Authorship determined from Samuel Pegge manuscripts held by the British Museum (photocopies at UCLA); see also RISM 806047083 The speech songs are single-chord curiosities. The mention of Maria Jenkins (here named Mary), hanged at Tyburn for murdering her newborn child, fixes the earliest possible date to September 1765. A Bloody Murder and The Last Dying Speech and Confession were also printed together as one piece in Warren's Collection, No.13 (1774-75), p.18 |
