Annotation:Skarden's Humour

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X:88 T:Skarden's Humour M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G/c/B/A/ G/g/f/e/|d/c/B/A/ BG|G/c/B/A/ G/g/f/e/|f/a/A/^c/ d2:| |:b/g/e/g/ f/d/A/c/|B/d/B/G/ c/A/F/D/|b/g/e/g/ f/d/A/c/|B/d/A/F/ G2:||

SKARDEN'S HUMOUR. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 country dance collection.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 88.

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