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X:1 T:Hawk's Humour M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A Aece|Aece|Aedc|B/B/B B2|Aece|aecA|BcdB|A/A/A A2:| |:aecA|aecA|aecA|B/B/B B2|ABcd|eaga|ecdB|A/A/A A2:| |:AEAE|CEAc|BAGF|E/E/E E2|AEAE|CEDF|EDCB,|A,/A,/A, A,2:||



HAWK'S HUMOUR. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The melody also appears in the c. 1790 music manuscript collections of London musician Thomas Hammersley, and Manchester, England, musician biography:John Roose.


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Printed sources : - Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 165.






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