Merry Dancers (The)

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Theme code Index	3411 345L5L
Also known as	Bonny Lass (2), Bonny Lass of Our Town, Ellingham Hall, Lasses of Our Town, Merry Dance (2) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/4, 6/8
History
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:John Johnson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 3
Tune and/or Page number	p.44
Year of publication/Date of MS	1744
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Merry Dancers (The): Annotations

X:2 T:Merry Dancers, The M:6/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G c2|TB3AB2 c2B2E2|G2A2G2 G4c2|B3AB2 c2G2E2|D2E2D2 D4c2| B3AB2 c2G2E2|G3AG2 G4c2|Bcd2B2 c4B2|A2F2D2 D4:| |:c2|(Bc)d2B2 G2B2G2|(bc)d2B2 G4c2|(Bc)d2B2 G2B2G2|(FG)A2F2 D4c2| (Bc)d2B2 G2B2G2|(Bc)d2B2 Tc4e2|d2c2B2 Tc4B2|A2F2D2 D4:| |:g2|f3ef2 g2d2B2|g2d2B2 G4g2|f3ef2 g2d2B2|A2F2D2 D4g2| f3ef2 g2e2B2|d2e2f2 g2d2B2|c2a2c2 B2g2B2|A2F2D2 D4:||

X:1 T:Merry Dancers M: 6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Abraham Mackintosh – “Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs, &c.” (c. 1797, p. 10) N:”Teacher of Dancing Newcastle-upon-Tyne” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G c|TB>AB cGE|G2G G2c|TB>AB cGE|D2D D2c| TB>AB cGE|GAB c2e|dcB (A/B/c).B|AFD D2:| |:c|(B/c/d).B GBG|(B/c/d).B G2c|(B/c/d).B GBG|AFD D2c| (B/c/d).B GBG|B/c/dB c2e|dcB (A/B/c).B|AFD D2:| |:g|f3 {ef}gdB|gdB g2g|f3 {ef}gdB|AFD D2g| f>ef gdB|def gdB|cac BgB|AFD D2:|

X:268 T:The Merry Dancers N:Copied from Aird Selections vol. 1 (1782), but transposed N:from ‘G’ O: No 268 Wm Clarke MS Feltwell, Norfolk (1858) Z:Transcribed Mary Humphreys 2010 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:C f|ede fcA|cdc c2f|ede fcA|GAG G2f| ede fcA|edc c2f|e/f/ge f2e|dBG G2:| |:f|(e/f/ge) cdc|(e/f/ge)cde|dBA G2f| (e/f/ge) cdc|e/f/ge f2a|gfe f2e|dBG G2:| |: c'|bab c'ge|c'ge c2c'|bab c'ge|dBG G2 c'| bab c'ge|gab c'ge|f2 d'e2 c'|dBG G2:||

Merry Dancers (The): Annotations