Merry Fifers (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H1H11 1H1H41
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:T. Straight and T. Skillern
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 85, p. 43
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1775
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   ()   


Merry Fifers (The): Annotations


X:1
T:Merry Fifers, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Straight and Skillern – Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (c. 1775, No. 85, p. 43)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
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|:TA2E TA2E|c2E c2E|def fed|cdB A3:|
|:.A.B.c .d.e.f|e>dc B>A=G|F=GE dcB|AB^G A3:|
|:Te3 Tf3|edc BA=G|F3d2B|AB^G A3:|]


Merry Fifers (The): Annotations