Happy Clown (The)
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)||