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 Theme code Index    5356 1H530
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:William Shield
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    E
 Accidental    3 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Archibald Duff
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Choice Selection of Minuets Favourite Airs Hornpipes Waltzs &c.
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 10
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1812
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Thorn, The M:4/4 L:1/8 S:William Litten's music manuscript 1800-1802 K:G FG|A2 BA A2 Bc|d2 AG FD zA|d2 dc cBA^G|A6 F>A|A2 BA A2Bc| df AG FD B2|Gd dc cB A^G|A2 ae ae cA|c2 d>A d2 AA|e2AA ff2d| dc cA F^G AB|F2 ED D3z|c2aAd2AA|e2 ca gf ad|dA eG FGAd| d2 f/e/d/c/ d2 za|b2 b/g/b/g/ ec zd|a2 a/f/a/f/ dB zB|g2 e/g/e/c/ df A/F/A/F/|BG BG AF AF|D6||


X:1 T:Thorn, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Slow” B:Archibald Duff – A Choice Selection of Minuets, Favourite Airs, Hornpipes, Waltzs &c. B:Book First (Edinburgh, c. 1812, p. 10) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105810922 N:Archibald Duff (c. 1770-c. 1840?) was a musician (along with his brother Charles) and dancing N:master, of Montrose and Aberdeen, and is recorded as being a Professor of Music residing at N:Clayills Cottage, Aberdeen in 1837. N:The volume is dedicated to Lady Mary Ramsay of Balmain Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Eb B2 G>A B2 cd|{f}e2 (B>A) .G.E zB|e2 (ed) (dc)(B=A)|B2 {d}c>B (BA)(GA)| B2 {d}c>B B2 (c>d)|(e<g) (B>A) .G.E zB|e2 (e>d) (d/c/).e/.g/ (f=A)|B6 z2| d2 .B.B e2 (.B.B)|f2 (.B.B) .g.g ze|(dcBA) (GABc)|G2 TF2 {DE}E2 z2| d2 (.B.B) e2 (.B.B)|f2 (Bb) ag(b>e)|edfA (GABe)|e(.b/.a/ .g/.f/.e/.d/) e2z2||


X:1 T:Thorn, The M:C L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 248, p. 67) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n81/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D FG|A2 {c}B>A A2 Bc|d2 A>G FD zA|d2 dc cB A^G|A6 {cBAG}FG| A2 {c}BA A2 Bc|(df) A>G FD zA|(^Gd) (dc) (cB) (A^G)|A2 a/e/a/e/ cA z2| c2 z A d2 AA|e2 AA ff2d|cB AG FG AB|F2 TE>D D2 z2| c2 z{cB} A {A} d2 AA|e2A ag !fermata!f ad|(dc) eG FGAd|d2 (f/e/) (d/c/) d2 z z/a/| b2 (b/g/)(b/g/) ec zc|a2 (a/f/)(a/f/) dB zB|g2 e/c/e/c/ (df) AF|B/G/B/G/ c/A/c/A/ d2||


X:14 T:Thorn. Roose.0799, The M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester, c1850 Z:Village Music Project. John Gibbons, 9/2019 K:G B>c | d2 e>d d2 e>f | g2 d>c B<G zd| g2 gf fed^c| x3 f/e/ dc x2 &d3 z z2 B>c | d2 {f/}e>d d2 e>f | g<b dc BG zd | ^cg gf f/e/g/b/ a^c & x2 x2 FE D^C | d'/a/d'/a/ fd x4 & d4 z4 | f2 zd g2 dd | a2 dd b b2 g | fedc Bcde | B2 A2 G4 | f2 zd g2 dd | a2 d!fermata!d'c'<!fermata!b d'g | gf/g/ ac Bc dg | g2 b/a/g/f/ g2 z d' | e'2 e'/c'/e'/c'/ af zd | d'2 d'/b/d'/b/ ge zc | c'2 a/f/a/f/ gb dB | e/c/e/c/ A/F/A/F/ G4|]