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information that might be of interest to those making use of it. Please do check out the
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at each month's additions, bookmark the updates
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it (the crab canon from Bach’s Musical Offering, e.g.).
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Images of the music and lyrics as well as midi files are available for the following
rounds. You can download the midi file, usually by clicking on the right mouse
button, or if your browser supports it, listen to the music on the spot.
You may also, before loading the page with the image file, see if
it is one you know under a different name by listening to an abbreviated "sound
clip". Just click on the "soundclip" link in each description. Please note that
these are plain midi files, and do not invoke Java. If you see Java
loading, it is because your sound plugin uses it.
On the individual rounds pages, you should be able to follow
the music while listening to a midi file of the entire round (a longer sound
clip than on this page). If you can't do this, it is probably because the midi
player you're using loads its own page while it's playing. This happens with
some versions of Crescendo and some versions of Quicktime (if you use it for
midi files). It does not happen with the Microsoft Media Player or with the
version of Midigate I tested.
The purely arbitrary difficulty levels given for each round
suggest only the degree of difficulty the individual voices might have in
keeping to their parts.
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Banbury Ale
- This round for four voices is one of the oldest posted here, dating
back at least to 1609. The soundclip is
17 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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The Bell Doth Toll
- A pretty round for three voices, this round has a bell toll for the
last line. The soundclip is
49 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Célébrons sans cesse
- A lovely four-part round by Orlando di Lasso (1532-94). The
soundclip is 34 seconds long.
Difficulty level: medium (the rhythm is tricky)
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Chairs to Mend
- U.S. street calls, for three voices. The soundclip is
59 seconds long.
Difficulty level: medium
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Come Follow Me Merrily
- A three-part round from the early 18th-century. It was one of E. Nelham's
contributions to the London Catch Club's collection of rounds. The
soundclip is 46 seconds long.
Difficulty level: medium
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Come Let Us All A-Maying Go
- A three-part round from the early 18th-century.
The soundclip is 62 seconds long.
Difficulty level: medium
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The Crane
- A fun four-part round with a bit of a tongue twister thrown in.
The soundclip is 15 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
- A beautiful three-part round, attributed to Palestrina.
The soundclip is
72 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Early to Bed
- A simple three-part round with a pleasant tune. The soundclip is
26 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Fox and Geese
- Another four-part round from the 17th-century. The
soundclip is 32 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Gaudeamus Hodie
- A great three-part round. This one's a lot of fun.
The soundclip is 32 seconds long.
Difficulty level: medium
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The Great Bells of Oseney
- A three-part round from 1609.
The soundclip is 20 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Great Tom is Cast
- Another early three-part round about bell-ringing. This is one of the prettier ones.
The soundclip is 20 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Hava Nashira
- A three-part round in Hebrew, this has one of the loveliest melodies
of those posted here.
The soundclip is 44 seconds long.
Difficulty level: medium
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Hey, ho, Nobody Home
- A favorite three-part round, this minor key lament dates back at least
as far as 1609.
The soundclip is 28 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Hey We to the Other World
- A chipper 4-part round from the 17th century.
The soundclip is 27 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Hot Mutton Pies
- A London street call round for 3 voices.
The soundclip is 18 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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The Huntsmen
- A three-part round with a great bouncing rhythm.
The soundclip is 27 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Joan, Come Kiss Me Now
- Not the oldest round here, but it sounds very Shakespearean. For three voices.
The soundclip is 24 seconds long.
Difficulty level: medium
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Joan Glover
- From 1609, this four-part round has a great rhythm, especially when the last line
comes in.
The soundclip is 11 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Malt's Come Down
- A 17th-century town's celebration over a drop in beer prices. For three voices.
The soundclip is 28 seconds long.
Difficulty level: medium
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Merrily, Merrily
- A fun four-part round based on a old English tune.
The soundclip is 23 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy.
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Now We Are Met
- Another three-part round from the early 18th-century.
The soundclip is 41 seconds long.
Difficulty level: medium
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Oh, How Lovely is the Evening
- One of the more familiar of the rounds posted here, this is for three voices.
The soundclip is 35 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy.
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Oh My Love Lovst Thou Me I
- This is the first of two versions of this four-part round found in the catch
collections. The second is in a minor key, and the single note difference makes
for a very different round.
The soundclip is 23 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy.
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Oh My Love Lovst Thou Me II
- This is the second of two versions of this four-part round found in the catch
collections. The first is in a major key, and the single note difference makes
for a very different round.
The soundclip is 23 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy.
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Shalom Chaverim
- A Hebrew 3-part round, bidding "Till we meet again" to friends.
The soundclip is 25 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy.
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Sumer Is I-cumen In
- This is perhaps the most famous Middle English lyric. Dating from the
late thirteenth-century, it is the earliest known piece of music for 6 voices
and the earliest known canon. For a minimum of six voices.
The soundclip is 37 seconds long.
Difficulty level: complex.
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To the Greenwood
- This is a very popular 3-part round.
The soundclip is 34 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy.
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Upon Christ Church Bells in Oxford
- This is a four-part round attributed to Henry Purcell.
The soundclip is 74 seconds long.
Difficulty level: hard (above average in length)
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Viva La Musica!
- A simple three-part round by Michael Praetorius (1571-1621).
The soundclip is 24 seconds long.
Difficulty level: easy
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Wind, Gentle Evergreen
- An eighteenth-century 3-part round. A pretty tune with a very purple verse.
The soundclip is 72 seconds long.
Difficulty level: hard (above average in length)
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