Harper's Frolic (The)

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 Theme code Index    3131 72H1H1H
 Also known as    Harper's Fancy, Harper's Frolick, Turkish March, Vetter Michael, Yorkshire March
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB, AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 20
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1773
 Artist    Biography:New Victory Band
 Title of recording    One More Dance and Then
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Topic 12TS382
 Year recorded    1978
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Harper’s Frolick M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune S:Harrison & Wall music/dance manuscript (c. 1770, Ashover, Derbyshire, England) N:The front page is inscribed “Joseph Harrison, David Wall 1762.” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|FADA|FADd|cdec|d/c/d/e/ dA| FADA|FADd|ef g/f/e|f3z:| |:g|fd2 e/f/|g e2g|fd2f|e/d/c/B/ A>g| f d2 e/f/|ge2g|fd {f}ed/c/|d3z:|]


X:2 T:Harper's Frolic, The M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|FADA|FADd|cdec|d/c/d/e/ dA| FADA|FADd|cd ed/c/|d3:| |:g|f d2 e/f/|g e2 g|f d2 f|e/d/c/B/ A>g| f d2 e/f/|g e2 g|fd ed/c/|d3:||


X:3 T:Harper's Frolic M:2/4 L:1/8 N:modern version K:D A/G/|:FA DA/G/|FA Dd|cd ec|d/c/d/e/ dA/G/| FD DA/G/|FA Dd|cd e/d/c|1 d2 dA/G/:|2 d2 d>e|| |:fd d/e/f|ge e/f/g|fd df|e/d/c/B/ A>e| fd d/e/f|ge e/f/g|f/e/d e/d/c|1 d2 d>e:|2 d2d2||