The Twelve - Gottfried Wilhelm Fink

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◈ Genre / Form → Partsongs

♯ Key B- major

⁄ Time Signature 2/4

♬ Voicing → TTBB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range F2 – G4

¶ Language → English

Measures 81

Texture Homophonic

Parts 6

Instruments Piano

Pages 7

CPDL # 69227

Editor James Gibb

Posted 2022-05-15

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Tenor I

B-3 – G4

Tenor II

E-3 – E-4

Bass I

C3 – B-3

Bass II

F2 – B-3

Piano

F2 – C4

¶Lyrics / Text

'Tis stangely true, we all confess, That numbers sometimes charms possess; While Harmony in Three is blended, For Nine the Muses have contended; But, as we no objection see, Our fav'rite number Twelve shall be. Twelve months we have in ev'ry year, In each its pleasure, hope, and fear, Tho' some, alas! are dark and dreary, Yet many more are bright and cheery; And as the Twelve so pass along, We'll welcome each with wine and song. While on its course the world doth haste, Around the board let wine be passed. Whene'er our number shall be shaken, And one good soul to heav'n be taken, Eleven shall their friendship test, And bear the lifeless one to rest. And when my dust to dust is flung, Let o'er my grave a dirge be sung.