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Jack's Alive (3)
X:1 T:Jack Alive [3] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript (Northumberland) K:G G3 BAB|A3c3|d2B c2A|B2G AFD| G3 BAB|A3c3|dBG cAF|G3 G,3:| |:g2g gag|f2f fgf|e2e efg|fag fed| g2g gag|f2f fgf|efg faf|g3G3| gag gag|fgf fgf|efe efg|fag fed| g2g B2d|e2e A2c|BdB cAF|G3 G3:|
X:2
T:Jack’s Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Clark of Lincoln music manuscript collection (1770, No. 1)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G3 BGB|A3 cAc|d2B c2A|BAG FED|
G3 BGB|A3 cAc|dBG cAF|G3 G3:|
|:g3 gag|f3 fgf|e3 efg|a2g (fed)|
g3 gag|f3 fgf|efg agf|g3 g3|
gag gag|fgf fgf|efe efg|a2g (fed)|
g3 dBd|e3 cAc|dBG cAF|G3 G2:|]
X:1
T:Jack’s Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Abraham Mackintosh – “Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs, &c.” (c. 1797, p. 11)
N:”Teacher of Dancing Newcastle-upon-Tyne”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
g2G GAB|A2A ABc|d2B c2A|B2G FED|
G2G GAB|A2A ABc|dBd cBA|G3 G2:|
g2g gbg f2f faf|e2e efg|a2g fed|
g2g gbg|f2f faf|efg agf|g3 g3|
gbg gbg|faf faf|efe efg|abg fed|
gab Bcd|efg ABc|dcB AGF|G3 G2:|]
X:1
T:Jack's Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig & Country Dance Tune
B:Hime - Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed
N:with Basses (Dublin, 1804, No. 12)
F:http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b90673324/f13.image
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G3 BGB|A3c3|d2B c2A|BAG FED|
G3 BGB|A3=c3|dcB cBA|G3 G,3:|
g3 gag|f3 fgf|e3 efg|fag fed|
g3 gag|f3 fgf|efg fga|g3 g3|
gbg gbg|faf faf|e3 efg|fag fed|
g3 dcB|e3 cBA|dcB AGF|G3 G,3|]
X:3
T:Jack's Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Gow - 3rd Repository (1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
(GAG) B3|(ABA) c3|(B/c/d)B c2A|B2G AFD|
(GAG) B3|(ABA) c3|(B/c/d)B cAF|G3G3:||
g2g gag|f2f fgf|e2e efg|{fg}a2g fed|
g2g gag|fff g2f|efg afd|g3 g2d|
gag gag|fgf fgf|efe efg|{fg}a2g fed|
g3 Bcd|e2 ABc|dBG cAF|G3G3||
X:4
T:Jack's Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
Q:"Moderato"
B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 95)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G3 BGB|A3 cAc|d2B c2A|B2G FED|
G3 BGB|A3 cAc|dBG cAF|G3 G3||
g2g gag|f2f fgf|e2e efg|a2g fed|
g2g gag|f2f fgf|efg agf|g3 g3|
gag gag|fgf fgf|e2e efg|a2g fed|
g3 dBd|e3 cAc|dBG cAF|G3 G3||
X:5
T:Well Done Jack [4]
T:Jack's Alive [3]
C:Old M.S. circa 1820
R:Jig
B:RSCDS 29-3
Z:Anselm Lingnau <anselm@strathspey.org>
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|G2G GAB|A2A ABc|dBd cAc|BGB AFD|
G2G GAB|A2A ABc|BGB AFA|GDB, G,B,D||
G2G GAB|A2A ABc|dBd cAc|BGB AFD|
G2G GAB|A2A Adc|BGB AFA|G3 G2||
f|g2g gag|f2f fgf|e2e efg|afd def|
g2g gag|f2f fgf|efe efg|a2z [d2=c2A2]z||
gbg gbg|faf faf|efe efg|afd def|
gbd' Bcd|ecA ABc|dcB cBA|G3 G2|]
X:5
T:Jack's Alive [3]. Roose.0005
B:J.Roose MS, Manchester, 1850
Z:Village Music Project 2019 Eric Conrad
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
N:NB1) MS has repeat marked at start of 16 measure B phrase but not at end.
N: Assuming intent is that the long B part should not be repeated.
K:G
|: G3 BGB | A3 cAc | d2B c2A | BAG AFD |
G3 BGB | A3 cAc | dBG cAF | G3 G,3 :|
"_NB1"g2g gag | f2f fgf | e3 efg | a2g fed |
g2g gag | f2f fgf | efg agf | g3 g3 |
gag gag | fgf fgf | efe efg | a2g fed |
g3 dBd | e3 cAc | dBG cAF | G3 G,3 |]
X:6
T:Jack’s Alive [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Hughes – Gems from the Emerald Isles (London, 1867, No. 3, p. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
(FGF) A3|(GAG) B3|(A/B/cA) B2G|(A2F) GEC|
(FGF) A3|(GAG)B3|(A/B/cA) BGE|(F3F2)z:|
f2f fgf|e2e efe|d2d def|g2f edc|
f2f fgf|e2e efe|def gec|f3-f2c|
fgf fgf|efe efe|ded def|{ef}g2f edc|
Tf3 ABc|Td3 GAB|cAF BGE|F3-F2z||