Twas o'er the Hills and Far away

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Theme code Index	5757 5332
Also known as	Over the Hills and Far Away (1)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	ENGLAND(London and South East)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	John Young
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Second Volume of the Dancing Master 1st edition
Tune and/or Page number	No. 55
Year of publication/Date of MS	1713
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X: 1 T:Twas o'er the Hills and Far away. PFD2.055 B:Playford's Dancing Master, Vol 2, 1713-28 Z:vmp.Chris Partington 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk T:Over the Hills and Far Away,aka. PFD2.055 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=70 W:Each strain is to be play'd twice o'er W:The 1st man and his partner cross over the 2d Cu and turn. W:This to the first strain play'd once W:Then cross over the 3d Cu and turn W:This to the first strain play'd twice W:Then lead up to the top and cast off, and then right hands and left quite round W:This to the second strain play'd once W:then lead through the 3d Cu, and cast up and turn your partner W:This to the second strain play'd twice K:F G2|c2ed cded|c2A4G2|c2ed cdec|f2d4G2| c2ed cded|c2A2f3A|A2GFG2e2|f2d4:| |:ef|g3fe2d2|c2A4ef|g3fe2dc|f2d4ef| g3fe2d2|c2A2 f3A|A2GFG2e2|f2d4:|

Twas o'er the Hills and Far away

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