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54H3H2H 1H527
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Biography:Charles Dibdin
Region
England
Genre/Style
English
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/8
History
Structure
One part
Editor/Compiler
Biography:James Aird
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 4
Tune and/or Page number
No. 195, p. 73
Year of publication/Date of MS
1796
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Life’s a Pun
C:Charles Dibdin
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 195, p. 73)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|Aff gee|fdd ecc|dBB AGF|Eed cBA|
Afa/f/ gee|fdd ecc|dBB Adf|edd d2 d/c/|
ddd =ccc|BGB AFD|=c>de/c/ BGB|eee e>fe/d/|cc/d/e/f/ gee|
fdd ecc|dBd gBB|AFA d2A|BGF Eeg|fdd d2||
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