Basket of Oysters (2) (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H1H2H7 1H673
 Also known as    Bunch of Currents (1), Bunch of Roses (3)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Vickers
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:William Vickers music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1770
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 Score   (1)   




X:2 T:Basket of Oysters or Green Sleeves M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:William Vickers' music manuscript (Northumberland, 1770-72) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F e|f2f fga|g2e c2e|f2d ded|e2A A2e| f2f fga|g2e c2e|f2d gec|d3 d2:| |:e|f2c AFA|c2A A2e|f2c AFA|B2G G2e| f2c AFA|c2A A2f|afd gec|d3 d2:||


X:1 T:Basket of Oysters [2], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 90, p. 35) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D c|d2d def|e2d cde|dcB BAB|c2A F2c| d2d def|e2d cde|dcB cBA|B3 B2:| |:d|A2G FEF|A2G F2d|A2G F2d|A2G FEF| d2c B2d|A2G FEF|A2G F2c|dcB cBA|B3 B2:|]


X:1 T:Basket of Oysters [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig F:http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b90673324/f10.image B:Hime - Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before B:Printed with Basses (Dublin, 1804; No. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D c|d2d def|e2d cde|dcB B^AB|c2^A F2c| d2d def|e2d cde|dcB cB^A|B3 B2:| |:d|A2G FEF|A2G F2d|A2G FEF|D2c B,2d| A2G FEF|A2G F2c|d2c B2c|d3 D3:|]


X:1 T:The Basket of Oysters [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Levey - Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd Collection (1873) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A | d>dd def | e2d c2c | (d2c) Bcd | c2^A F2c | d>dd def | e2d cde | d2B c2^A | B3B2 || B | (A2F) FEF | A2F F2B | (A2F) FEF | D2B, B,2B | (A2F) FEF | A2F F2d | dcB (c2^A) | B3 B2 ||