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3631 46L7L7L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region
England
Genre/Style
English
Meter/Rhythm
Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/4
History
ENGLAND(London and South East)
Structure
AB, AABB
Editor/Compiler
John Playford
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Dancing Master 6th edition
Tune and/or Page number
p. 178
Year of publication/Date of MS
1679
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Mermaid (1): Annotations
X: 1
T:Mermaid [1]. (p)1679.PLFD1.231, The
M:6/4
L:1/4
Q:3/4=80
B:Playford, Dancing Master,6th Ed.,1679
O:England;London
H:1679.
Z:Chris Partington <www.cpartington.plus>
K:G
G/A/|B>cde>dc|BG2-G2A/B/|c2EE>FG|F3-F2F/G/|
A>BcB>cd|eE2E>FG|F>GAA>GF|G3-G2:|
|:F/G/|A2BAFG|A2AA>Bc|dBee2^d|e3g3|
dBGE>FG|AD2D>dB|eA/B/cA2G|G3-G2:|
X:1
T:Mermaid [1]
M:6/4
L:1/8
N:”Longways for as many as will.”
B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth
B: (London, 1740, No. 155)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GA|B3c d2 e3dc2|B2 (G4 G4)AB|c4E2 E3FG2|(F6 F4) FG|
A3Bc2 B3cd2|e2E4E3FG2|F3G A2A3GF2|(G6G4)|
FG|A4B2A2F2G2|A4A2A3Bc2|d2B2e2 e4^d2|e6g6|
d2B2G2E3F G2|A2(D4 D3)dB2|e2ABc2A4G2|(G6G4)||
Mermaid (1): Annotations