Annotation:Young Roger (1)
X:172 T:Young Roger [1] M:9/4 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:D F3G A2 A2F2A2 B6|e4 E2 E4F2 G2F2E2| F3GA2 A2F2A2 B6|A2F2D2 D2E2F2 TE4 D2:| |:d2e2f2 d2e2f2 e6|g2B2B2 B2c2d2 c2B2A2| d2A2F2 FG A2F2 B6|A2F2D2 D2E2F2 E4 D2:||
YOUNG ROGER [1]. AKA and see "New Roger." English, Country Dance Tune (9/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody under the "Young Roger" title appears to be unique to London music publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 country dance collection. A later iteration of the firm, Samuel, Ann and Peter Thompson, published the tune around 1787 in their Hibernian Muse (No. 75) under the title "Irish Air in the Poor Solider (4)" set in 6/8 time. The title references the very popular pasticio opera The Poor Soldier [1] (1782), with music by William Shield and text by John O'Keefe.
