Billy's Jig

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Theme code Index	3432 3431
Also known as	Billy's Jigg
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 153
Year of publication/Date of MS	1757
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BILLY'S JIGG. English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique to London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson's 1757 country dance collection.

Printed source: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 153.

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