Charms of the Fair (The)

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 Theme code Index    5335 54H2H7
 Also known as    Charms to the Fair
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Preston
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Preston's Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1794
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 256, p. 108
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1794
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 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Charms of the Fair, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Preston's Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1794 (No. 256, p. 108) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D ABA FED|F2G A2A|A2B g2f|efd cBA| ABA FED|F2G A2A|Bgf edc|d3 D3:| |:f2d afd|e2c aec|dcd Bed|cAA A3|B2G dBG| A2F dAF|1GFG EAG|FDD D3:|2 Bcd efg|fdd d3||


X: 1 T:Charms of the Fair. VWMLa.145 R:Jig B:Anon. MS, late 18thC, Vaughan Williams Mem. Library A:England;Yorkshire Z:Village Music Project/efdss.Simon Wilson. Reviewed PJH 2008. M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=120 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Vwmla/Vwmla(12-4-16).abc K:C G>AG GEC|E2G A2A|G2G f2e|dec BAG| G>AG GEC|E2G A2A|Afe dcB|c6:| |:e2c gec|d2B gdB|cBc Adc|BGG G3| A2F cAF|G2E cGE|FEF DGF|ECC C3:|


X:0288 T:Charms To The Fair. Roose.0288 B:Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project.2019.Greg Bradfield-Smith. M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 K:C clef=treble GAG EDC|E2G A3|G2G f2e|dec BAG| GAG EDC|E2G A3|Gfe dcB|c3c3:| |:e2c gec|d2B fdB|cBc Adc|BGG G3| A2F cAF|G2E cGE|FEF DGF|"_final C not dotted in MS"ECC C3:|