Maria's Frolic

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 Theme code Index    3565 22H75
 Also known as    Maria's Frolick, Mars Frolic
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 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. 99
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1773
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X:2
T:Maria's Frolick
M:6/8
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/G/|F2A AFA|BGB AGF|E2e efd|c3 A2G|
F2A AFA|BGB AFA|D2d dec|d3 D2:|
|:g|fga agf|efg gfe|def Bcd|c3 ABc|
dcB AGF|GAB AFA|D2d dec|d3 D3:||
X:1
T:Maria's Frolic
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A/G/ | FGA AFA | BGB AFA | E2e efd | c3A3 | 
FGA AFA | BGB AFA | D2d dec | d3D2 :|
|: g | fga agf | efg gfe | fga Bcd | c3 A2 (B/c/) | 
dcB AGF | GAB AFA | D2d dec | d3 D2 :||
X:1
T:Marias Frolick
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 505)
N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined  the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, 
N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in 
N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. 
N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see
N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(A/G/)|FGA AFA|BGB AFA|E2e efd|c3A3|
FGA AFA|BGB AFA|D2d dec|d3 D3:|
|:g|fga agf|efg gfe|fga Bcd|Tc3 A2 B/c/|
dcB AGF|GAB AFA|D2d dec|d3 D2:||

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