Count Conway's March

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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H2H 3H3H5H5H
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 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English, Military
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    John Buttery
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:John Buttery music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 544
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1784-1820
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X:1 T:Count Conway's March M:C| L:1/8 R:March S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 544) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2 d>d d2e2|f2 f>f a3f|g2f2 e2d2|e>de>f e2A2| d2 d>d d2e2|f2 f3f a2|agfg f2e2|d2 d>d d2A:| |:c|dcBA B2c2|d>cd>e defe|dcBA B2c2|d>cd>e d3d|e2 fefe d2| dcBc ABcd|e2 fefe d2|dcBc ABcA|d2a2f2d2|a2 a>a agfe:|]