Bonnie Sweet Bessie

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Theme code Index	5231 3512
Also known as	Bonnie Sweet Bessie the Maid o' Dundee, Maid of Dundee
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	ABBC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Ira Ford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional Music in America
Tune and/or Page number	p, 75
Year of publication/Date of MS	p. 75
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BONNIE SWEET BESSIE. American, Quadrille or Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABBC. The repeated refrain is a common convention in songs, and, indeed, Ford's piece is an adaptation of a song by American James L. Gilbert, words by Arabella Root. It was published in the 1870's and remained a popular sentimental favorite for over fifty years.

Printed source: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 75.

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T:Bonnie Sweet Bessie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig or Quadrille
S:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
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