Annotation:Sir Tom in an Office

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X:1 T:Sir Tom in an Office M:C L:1/8 B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A a2 (3cde f2 (3Bcd|ecAc BE TE2|a2 (3cde f2 (3Bcd|cABG A2 A,2:| |:f2 df eaga|(3ced (3cBA e2E2|a2 (3cde f2 (3Bcd|cABG A2 A,2:||

SIR TOM IN AN OFFICE. English, Country Dance Tune (whole time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). Dance instructions for “Sr. Tom in an Office” were printed in the Thompson’s Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1769 and in The ladies' own memorandum-book; or, daily pocket journal, for the year 1769.

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Printed sources : - Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 180.

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