Happy Clown (The)

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 Theme code Index    1355 7542
 Also known as    One evening having lost my way, Walpole, I'm like a skiff on the ocean tossed
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Walsh
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Complete Country Dancing-Master Volume the Fourth
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 26
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1740
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Happy Clown M:6/8 L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 26) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d|G2A B>AG|d2d d2g|f2e d2c|B2A G2d| G2A B>AG|d2d d2g|f2e e2d|(d3 d2)|| d|dBc d>ed|c2B c3|cAB c>dc|B2A B2d| g2d g2d|(g3 g>)fe|dcB A2G|G3 G2||


X:1 T:Happy Clown M:6/8 L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations Book II” B:AKA – The McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 158, p. 215) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/happy_clown.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:Gmix D|G2A TB>AG|d2d d2g|Tf2e d>ec|TB2A G2D| G2A TB>AG|d2d d2g|Tf2e Te2d |d3-d2:| |:d|dBc d>ed|Tc23B c2c|cAB c>dc|TB2A B2d| g2d g2d|g3- gfe|dcB TA2G|G3-G2:|]


X:2 T:Happy Clown, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 7 (1760, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|G2A BAG|d2d d2g|Tf2e Td2c|TB2A G2D| G2A BAG|d2d d2g|Tf2e Te2d|d3-d2:| |:d|dBc ded|dcB c2c|cAB cdc|cBA TB2d| g2d g2d|g3 gfe|dcB TA2G|G3-G2:| |:D|GDG BGB|dBg d2b|agf edc|BcA G2D| GDG BGB|dBd gdb|agf ge^c|d3-d2:| |:d|d(B/c/d/)B/ dgb|dcB c2a|c(A/B/c/A/) cfa|cBA B2d| g3a3|bag fge|dcB TA2G|G3-G2:|]


X:2 T:Happy Clown, The M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Aird, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D | G2A BAG | d2d d2g |Tf2e dcB | c2B AFD | G2A BAG | d2d d2g | fed edc | d3d3 :| |: B/c/ | dBc ded | dcB c3 | cAB cdc | cBA B2d | g2d g2d | g3 gfe | dcB AGF | G3 G3 :||


X:397 T:Happy Clown. Roose.0397 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 B:John Roose, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project, Rob Watkins 2019 K:G D|G2A BAG|d2dd2g|f2e dcB|c2B AFD| G2A BAG|d2dd2g|fed edc|d3d2:| |:B/c/|dBc ded|dcB c3|cAB cdc|cBA B2d| g2d g2d|g3 gfe|dcB AGF|G3G2:|


X:3 T:Happy Clown, The M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Chappell - Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Eb B, | E2F GFE | B2B B2e | d2c B2A | G2F E2B, | E2F GFE|B2B B2e|dcB c2A|(B3 B2)B| BGA BcB | BAG A2A | AFG ABA | AGF G2B | e2B e2B|(e3 e2) d/c/|BAG F2E|(E3E2)||