Bownan's March

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 Theme code Index    1122 3111
 Also known as    Bowman's
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    ENGLAND(North West)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Michael Raven
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:English Country Dance Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 157
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1984
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BOWNAN'S MARCH. AKA - "Bowman's." English, March (4/4 time). G Major (Raven): D Major (Callaghan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in the Henry Stables manuscript (Walthwaite, near Ambleside, Cumbria), dated 1881.

Printed sources: Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 31. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 157 (appears as "Bowman's").


X:1
T:Bownan's
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
D2 | G3B AGAc | B2G2G2 GA | B3c edcB | A2A2A2D2 | GFGB AGAc | Bcde d2D2 | 
E2c2 BAGF | G2G2G2 :: B2 | e2e2c2 BG | e2d2d2c2 | B3c edcB | 
A2A2A2D2 | GFGB AGAc | Bcde d2D2 | E2c2 BAGF | G2G2G2 :||


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