Major John Bruce's Quick Step

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 Theme code Index    1165 456L2
 Also known as    Bruce's Quickstep, John Bruce's Quick Step, Major John Bruce's Favourite
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 69, p. 26
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1785
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X:1 T:Major John Bruce's Quick Step M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Aird - Selecgtion of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D | G2G G2g | ege dBG | cde dBG | EAA A2B | G2G G2g | ege dBG | ABc BAG | EGG G2 :| |: B/c/ | d2g e2g | d2g dBG | c2e dBG | EAA A>Bc | dgg egg | dgg dBG | ABc BAG | EGG G2 :|]


X:2 T:Major John Bruce's Quickstep. HSJJ.021 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=120 S:HSJ Jackson,Wyresdale,Lancs.1823 R:.Quickstep O:England A:Lancashire H:1823 Z:vmp.Chris Partington. K:G D|G2GG2g|ege dBG|cde dBG|EAAA2B|! G2GG2g|ege dBG|ABc BAG|EGGG2:|! |:B/c/|d2ge2g|d2g dBG|c2e dBG|EAA A>Bc|! dgg egg|dgg dBG|ABc BAG|EGGG2:|]


X:1 T:Bruce's Quickstep M:6/8 L:1/8 R:March S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, Wigton, Cumbria, p. 99) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|G2G G2g|ege dBG|cde dBG|EAA A2B| G2G G2g|ege dBG|ABc BAF|DGG G2:| |:B/c/|d2g e2f|d2f dBG|c2e dBG|FAA ABc| dgg egg|dgg dBG|ABc BAG|DGG G2:|]


X:1 T:John Bruce's Quick Step M:6/8 L:1/8 R:March or Jig S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 227) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G2G G2g|ege dBG|cde dBG|EAA A2B| G2G G2g|ege dBG|ABc BGE|DGG G2:| B/c/|d2g e2g|d2g dBG|c2 e dBG|FAA ABc| dgg egg|dgg dBG|ABc BGE|DGG G2:|]


X:10 T:John Bruce's Quick Step. Roose.0690 T:Major John Bruce's Quickstep,aka. Roose.0690 T:Bruce's Quickstep,aka. Roose.0690 L:1/8 M:6/8 Q:3/8=100 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester 1850 Z:Village Music Project. Ian Hayden 2019 K:Bb F|B2B B2b|gbg fdB|efg fdB|Gcc c2d| B2B B2b|gbg fdB|cde dcB|FBB B2:| |:d/e/|f2b g2b|f2b fdB|e2g fdB|Gcc cde| fbb gbb|fbb fdB|cde dcB|FBB B2:|