First, the complete omission of ‘ When I have often heard young maids complaining’(This may seem surprising, given that the text managed to get into the quarto, even if late; but as a continuo song it could, at a pinch, have been accompanied by the harpsichordist from a separate sheet, with a gamba player reading over his shoulder.
First, the complete omission of ‘ When I have often heard young maids complaining’(This may seem surprising, given that the text managed to get into the quarto, even if late; but as a continuo song it could, with a pinch of salt, have been accompanied by the harpsichordist from a separate sheet, with a gamba player reading over his shoulder.