Children in the Wood (The)

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Theme code Index	311 422, 311 311
Also known as	Children in ye Wood, I Love that I Did Love, Norfolk Gentlemen's Last Will and Testement, Now ponder well ye parents dear, Two Babes in the Wood, Two Children in the Wood
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4, 6/4
History
Structure	ABB
Editor/Compiler	Daniel Wright
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances
Tune and/or Page number	p. 31
Year of publication/Date of MS	1740
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Children in the Wood (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Children in ye Wood M:C L:1/8 Q:"Very slow" R:Country Dance B: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 31) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion N:the second strain of this two-strain tune is transcribed in 6/8 time N:in the abc's below for convenience of modern players. K:G B2|A3 G G3A|c4 A3G|G6 B2|c2e2d2B2|A6B2| c2e2d2c2|d4 A3G|G6d2|(ef) g2 A3G|G6|| M:6/4 L:1/8 K:D |:"very quick"e2f2g2 g3ag2|e2f2g2 g3ag2|f3gf2 e2c2A2|d4 d2 f4d2| e2c2e2 e2c2e2|e2c2e2 e4e2|f3gf2 e2c2A2|d4d2 f4d2:|] "the second part transcribed in 6/8 time" M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D |:efg g>ag|efg g>ag |f>gf ecA|d2d f2d| |:ece ece|ece e2e|f>gf ecA|d2d f2d| ece ece|ece e2e|f>gf ecA|d2d f2d:||

X:1 T:Two Children in the Wood T:Now Ponder Well L:1/8 M:3/4 S:Broadside ballad B:Chappell - Popular Music of the Olden Times Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D E|FE D3E|FE D3F|GB A3F|E4 zF|GB A3F|AF D3A|Bd F3E|D6||

Children in the Wood (The): Annotations