Title What Are the Boasted Joys of Love (t), or Cavatina (at) 
Short Title American SS-SM 
Page 1-2 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  KB,VO 
Incipit  //343/23//12/7-1//6-7-/135 
Alternate Title Cavatina (at). What Are the Boasted Joys of Love (t), or 
First Line What are the boasted joys of love (fl) 
Authors Shield, Mr. (M) 
Stress Notes  321761 
Intervals  2,-2,-2,2,-3,2,-3,2,-3,2,2,3,3, 
Key Signature FU#,C#,GU# 
Time Signature 6/8 
Do
Place Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York 
Publisher Carr, J. & B.; Hewitt, J. 
Date 1798(ED 
Location New York Public Library, Performing Arts, New York, NY,Facs E34541 
Number B27.149 
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