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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

"Old John Robertson"

In "Old John Robertson," the three syllables of "ev'rywhere" in the line "People ev'rywhere would laugh behind his back" are each sung to a different pitch (E D C#), musically giving a sense of breadth.
By David Brauer
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