Merry Milkmaids in Green (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H53H3H 1H566
 Also known as    Merry Merry Milkmaids (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/4
 History    
 Structure    AB, AAB
 Editor/Compiler    John Young
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Dancing Master 17th edition
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 27
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1721
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 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T:Merry Milkmaids in Green. (p)1651.PLFD.060 M:6/4 L:1/4 Q:3/4=90 S:Playford, Dancing Master,1st Ed.,1651. O:England H:1651. Z:Chris Partington. F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/book/Playford/MerryMerryMilkmaids_PLFD1651_060.abc K:C c|c>dc G2 g|e3-e2 c|c>dc G2 _B|A3-A2F| F3/2G/A/B/ c2 d| d>cB/2A/2 G2 g |e>fg d2 c| c3-c2:| |:c|e>fg g>ag|e>fg g>fe| f2 g a2 b |c'3- c'2 g| c'2g e>fg|a2fd>ef|g2 e c>de| d2 B G>AB|! c2c A>Bc | d2c B>AG| e>fg d2 c| c3-c3:|


X:1 T:Merry Milk-maids, The M:6/4 L:1/8 N:"Longways for as many as will." B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B:(London, 1740, No. 27) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C c2|c3d c2 G4g2|(e6 e4)c2|c3d c2 G4_B2|(A6 A4)F2| F3G AB c4A2|d3c BA G4g2|e3f g2 d4c2|(c6 c4)|| c2|e3f g2 g3ag2|e3f g2 g3fe2|f4g2 a4b2|(c'6 c'4)g2| c'4g2 e3fg2|a4f2d3ef2|g4 e2 c3d e2|d4B2 G3AB2| c6 A2Bc2|d6 B3AG2|c3d e2 d4c2|(c6 c4)||