Maid's Last Wish (The)

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Theme code Index	3H1H1H6 5H3H5H5
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/4, 6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Henry Playford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dancing Master 9th Edition
Tune and/or Page number	p. 175
Year of publication/Date of MS	1695
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Score (1)

Maid's Last Wish (The): Annotations

X: 1 T: the Maid's last Wish P: Longways for as many as will %R: jig B: "The Dancing-Master: Containing Directions and Tunes for Dancing" printed by W. Pearson for John Walsh, London ca. 1709 S: 7: DMDfD http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=89751228 p.175 "Q 4" Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 6/4 L: 1/4 F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/book/JohnWalsh/Maids_last_Wish.abc K: C % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - g |\ e2d c2B | (cG)_B A2a | g2f (ec)e | g3 G2g |\ e2d c2B | (cG)_B A2f | e2d d2c | c3- c2 |] G |\ E2F G2c | (AF)c f2e | dcB A2d | B3- B2g |\ ec2 c'1g | _b3 a2g | fed d2c | c3- c2 |] % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - %%begintext align %% The 1. man cross over with the 2. wo. and turn S. the 1. wo. cross over with the 2. man and turn S. the two %% men back to back, sides, the we. doing the same at the same time :| Then back to back with their Partners, %% and right and left with your Partner till the 1. cu. come into the 2. cu. place, then lead up through the %% 1. cu. and cast off into the 2. cu. place. %% [DMDfD] %%endtext %%sep 1 8 500

X:1 T:Maid’s Last Wish, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 615) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C g|e2d c2B|(cG)_B A2a|g2f (ec)e|g3 G2g| e2d c2B|(cG)_B A2f|e2d d2c|(c3 c2)|| G|E2F G2c|(AF)c f2e|dcB A2d|(B3 B2)g| Ec2c’2g|_b3 a2g|fed d2c|(c3 c2)||

Maid's Last Wish (The): Annotations