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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
| Continental March Click on the tune title to see or modify Continental March's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Browse/:Continental March
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| Theme code Index
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331H7 5555
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| Also known as
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| Composer/Core Source
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| Region
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United States
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| Genre/Style
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Contra, Military
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| Meter/Rhythm
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March/Marche
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| Key/Tonic of
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B
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| Accidental
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2 flats
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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2/2
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| History
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USA(New England)
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| Structure
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AABB
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| Editor/Compiler
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Elias Howe
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Second Part of the Musician's Companion
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| Tune and/or Page number
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p. 20
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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1843
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| Score (1)
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X:1
T:Continental March
M:C|
L:1/8
R:March
B:Elias Howe – Second Part of the Musician’s Companion (1843, p. 20)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
V:1
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dBdf b2 ag|f2f>f f2e2|(3def (3gfe d2c2|B2 B>B B2:|
|:f>e|dBdB dBed|cBAB c2 f>e|dBdf bfdB|c2 c>c c2 f>e|
dBdf b2 bg|f2 f>f f2e2|(3def (3gfe d2c2|B2 B>B B2:|
V:2
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BF[Bd]d g2 fe|d2 d>d d2c2|(3Bcd (3edc B2A2|B2 B>B B2:|
|:d>c |BFBF BFBF| AGFG A2 d>c|BFBd edcB|A2 A>A A2 d>c|
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