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 Theme code Index    5L3L4L 5L5L3
 Also known as    Willoughby Whim (The), Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes, O Jenny o Jenny where hast thou been, Oh Polly you might have toyed and kissed
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4, 6/4, 6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    John Young
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Second Volume of the Dancing Master 1st edition
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 351
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1703
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   ()   


May Fair: Annotations


X:1
T:May Fair
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Young – Second Volume of the Dancing Master, 1st edition (1710, p. 351)
K:D
d|AFG A2f|(e/f/)ge c2d|AFG A2d|AFG A2f|
(e/f/)gf e3|def g2f|eBe c2B|Af2 Ge2|
Ac2 d3|def g2g|eBe c2B|Af2 Ge2|Ac2 d3||
X:2
T:May Fair. JW6.114
O:England;London
M:6/4
L:1/4
Z:vmp.Peter Dunk.2011.from a transcription by Paul Dennant
S:John Walsh Jr. The Compleat Country Dancing Master. vol 6 1756
Q:3/4=100
K:D
d|AFG A2 f|(e/d/) ge c2 d|AFG A2 f|(e/f/) gf e3|
def g2 f|eBe c2 B|A f2 G e2|A c2 d3|
def g2 f|eBe c2 B|Af2 Ge2 A c2 d2|]
X:3
T:May Fair
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Chappell - Popular Music of the Olden Time   (1859)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
F2D2E2|F4d2|c4B2|G6|F2D2E2|F4d2|
c4B2|c6||c2d2e2|f2e2d2|e2d2c2|
B2A2F2|B2d4|G4c2|F2A4|B6||


May Fair: Annotations

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