Why did You Promise to Marry?

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 Theme code Index    1H1H7 1H1H4H
 Also known as    Astrope Wells the New Way, Billy O’Rourke, Merry Making (2), Irish Merry Making, Taflwn Yr Hosan, We with Fun the Stocking Throw
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Slip/Hop Jig
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    9/8
 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Vickers
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:William Vickers music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 60
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1770
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Why Did You Promise to Marry? M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:William Vickers music manuscript collection (Northumberland, 1770) F:http://www.farnearchive.com/detail.asp?id=R0306001 K:D A|d2d ded c2A|d2d def gec|d2d dfd c2A|BGB Bcd ecA:| |:f2d dfd c2A|f2d def gfe|agf ege c2A|BGB Bcd ecA:| |:afd afd c2A|afd afd efg|afd (e/f/g)d c2A|BGB Bcd ecA:|]


X:1 T:Why did you promise to marry me. Roose.0144 T:Why did you Promise to Marry?aka. Roose.0144 T:Astrope Wells, the New Way,aka. Roose.0144 T:Taflwn Yr Hosan,aka. Roose.0144 M:9/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=110 B:John Roose MS, 1850 Z:Village Music Project. Ian Hayden 2019 K:D d2d dfd c2A|d2d def gfe|d2d dfd c2A|BGB Bcd ecA:| |:f2d dfd c2A|f2d def gfe|agf (e/f/g)!wedge!e c2A|BGB Bcd ecA:| |:afd afd c2A|afd afd efg|agf (e/f/)g!wedge!e c2A|BGB Bcd ecA:|


X:1 T:Why did You Promise to Marry? M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig S:Joseph Crawhall pipe music manuscript collection (Northumberland, 1872) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmix A|d2d ded c2A|d2d def gec|d2d dfd c2A|BGB Bcd ecA:| |:f2d dfd c2A|f2d def gfe|agf ege c2A|afd e/f/ge c2A|BGB Bcd ecA:|]