Kiss Quick Mother's a-Coming

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 Theme code Index    1H1H55 3135
 Also known as    Bonny Jocky, Queen's Grand March, Queen's March--Louth
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Walsh
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Second Book of the Compleat Country Dancing Master 3rd edition
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1740
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
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Kiss Quick Mother's a-Coming: Annotations


X:1
T:Kiss quick Mother’s a comeing, or bonny Jocky
M:C|
L:1/8
B:John Walsh – The Second Book of the Compleat Country Dancing-Master (3rd edition)
B: (London, 1740, No. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
Bc|d4 A4|F2D2 FGAE|E2=c2E2=c2|E2C2 EFGE|
c4A4|F3E D2F2|GFED C2E2|DD D2D2:||
ag|f3e d2a2|e2d2 fgaf|e3d c2g2|e2=c2 dege|
f2d2g2f2|a2f2g2e2|gfed c2d2|d2d2d2:|]
X: 1
T: Kiss quick my Mother's a comeing
T: Bonny Jocky
T: Bonny Iocky
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: reel
B: "Caledonian Country Dances" printed by John Walsh for John Johnson, London
S: 1: CCDTB http://imslp.org/wiki/Caledonian_Country_Dances_with_a_Thorough_Bass_(Various) p.72
S: 6: CCDM2 http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Compleat_Country_Dancing-Master_(Various) V.2 #2 (22)
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The 2nd part has initial repeat but no final repeat.
N: CCDM2 has c sharp rather than d in bar 5, and c sharp rather than c natural in bar 10; both are probably errors.
N: Both dances are identical (except for minor spelling differences).
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: D
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V: 1
Bc |\
d4 A4 | F2D2 FGAF | E2=c2E2=c2 | E2C2 EFGE |\
d4 A4 | F3D D2F2 | GFED C2E2 | DDD2 D2 :|
|: ag |\
f3e d2a2 | f2d2 fgaf | e3d =c2g2 | e2=c2 efge |\
f2d2 g2e2 | a2f2 g2e2 | gfed c2e2 | ddd2 d2 :|
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V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
z2 |\
d2d'2 c'2a2 | d4 d4 | =c4 c4 | c4 ^c4 |\
d2d'2 c'2a2 | d2=c2 B2d2 | G4 A4 | d4 z2 :|
|: z2 |\
d2c2 B2c2 | d4 d4 | =c4 z4 | c4 ^c4 |\
d4 e4 | f2d2 B2A2 | G4 A4 | d4 z2 :|
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%%center Each Strain twice.
%%begintext align
%% The 1st Man kiss quick the 2d Wo. & cast off & go the whole Figure round the 3d Cu & stand in the 2d Cu Place .|
%% And the 1st Wo. do the same :|
%% then the 1st Man heys with the 3d Cu at the Bottom & the 1st Wo. heys at Top with the 2d Cu. at the same Time .|
%% then the 1st Cu. cast up at Top & go the whole figure & cast off into 2d Cu. Place :|
%%endtext

Kiss Quick Mother's a-Coming: Annotations