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The Catch Club (or, Merry Companions) Volume TWO (index of tunes)

THE SCHURR- LEVICOFF COLLECTION TUNES HERE (Index of Tunes)

The Catch Club (or, Merry Companions) Volume ONE (index of tunes)

"I have a problem with....": "It wont....."  "I can't seem to....." HERE

I am actively seeking CLEAN photocopies of any other books of Catches, Rounds or Glees Published from 1520 thru the present day. PLEASE contact me if you have such available.

The collections are currently available on CD for your convenience or as a gift for another music enthusiasist

I am deeply indebted to the many scholarly people who have put information online concerning the books, the time period, the song types and the personalities of the period. This list includes, but is by no means limited to the following: Gregory Blount of Isenfir (Greg Lindahl) (For the PDF files of the books, grammercy, Sir!). I most strongly recommend to you his several websites on this subject, and the "Sixteenth Century Ballads Project." Chris Whent, Producer of WBAI-FM's "Here Of A Sunday Morning" show devoted to Baroque and Rennaissance music of all sorts. His research period maps are most enlightening and his shows most entertaining. The late and very much lamented Werner Icking and the grand community of  music lovers who gathered around him.  His contributions to our understanding and appreciation of fine music is difficult to overstate. Mr. David FitzPatrick for information on The Hibernian Catch Club

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