Annotation:Glorishears (1)

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 GLORISHEARS [1]. English, Morris Dance Tune (2/2 time). A Mixolydian (Bacon, Karpeles, Raven): G Major (Mallinson). AAB (Bacon): AABB, x4 (Mallinson, Raven). Mallinson keys for the D/G melodeon. The term glorishears is from the Cromwellian Protectorate (?), and is a condensation of "The Glorious Years." The tune was specified for several ballads, says Paul Burgess, most title "The Glorious Years of ...(regent or monarch)." Standard tuning (fiddle). From the village of Bampton, Oxfordshrire, in England's Cotswolds.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; p. 40. Karpeles (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; p. 37. Mallinson (Mally's Cotswold Morris Book), 1988, vol. 2; No. 37, p. 18. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 77.  Recorded sources:

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