Air (28)

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 Theme code Index    1356 1H1H1H4
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    John Buttery
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:John Buttery music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    1356 1H1H1H4
 Year of publication/Date of MS    No. 745
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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X:1 T:Air [28] T:Song, A M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 745) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G dB|GABc d2 ef|g3a gdcB|e2 decB2| G4z2B2|GABc d2 ef|g3e f3g|a3g f2Te2|d4 z2:| |:d2|gfga b3g|afed e2 fg|d3e d>BAB|G4 z2A2| BABc defd|g3a gdcB|e2 (3dec B2A2|{A}G4z2:|]