Lady Stormont's Gigg

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 Theme code Index    1H61H1 1H652
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    John Buttery
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:John Buttery music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 559
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1784-1820
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X:1 T:Lady Stormont's Gigg M:6/8 L:1/8 R: S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 559) 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 N:Two sharps given as key signature in ms. K:G (e/f/)|gfe edc|gfg GAB|gfe edB|dBA A2B| gfe edB|gfg a2b|{a}g>fe efg|dBA A2A:| |:B|d2B d2B|gfg GAB|d2B d2B|ecA A2B| d2B d2B|gfg a2b|{a}g>fe efg|dBA A2A:|]