TB a cappella - Late Intermediate SKU: MN.CH-1084
Composed by Henry Purcell and Philip Hagemann. Arranged by Philip Hagemann. Baroque. Octavo. Laurendale Associates #CH-1084. Published by Laurendale Associates (MN.CH-1084). (Four Catches for Men's Voices -3 and 4 part) A catch is a round or canon for three or more voices, each entering on the same pitch. They were usually written for male voices and were popular in England in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, particularly as entertainment in working-class drinking houses. The words were irreverent - sometimes even indecent.