Dibdin's Ploughboy

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 Theme code Index    3334 3356
 Also known as    Dibdin's Plough Boy
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    John Buttery
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:John Buttery music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 38, p. 8
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c, 1784-1820
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X:1 T:Dibdin's Plough Boy. A Retreat M:C| L:1/8 S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 38, p. 8) 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:G (G/A/)|B2 B>B B2 cB|BABc d2 ef|gdcB cBAG|TB4 cB A2 GA| B2 B>B B2 cB|BABc d2 ef|geag|fedc|d2 z2 AG| FAdf ged^c|d2 d>d d2z2 B4|{d}d2 ef gdcB|edcB c2 cd| edcB cBAG|F2 AF D2 d>d|g2 fe d2 (3efg|dedc B2 cd| e2 E>E A2 B>c|d2 D>D G2 A>B|cABc BGFG|FGAF D2 D>D| G>ABB G>ABB|BABc d2 D>D|G>ABB G>ABB|BABc d2 ef| g>eee f>ddd|ecBA d2 BB|cBAG Gedc|TB2 A2 GA|G4:|]