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 Theme code Index    13b51 3b111
 Also known as    Owld Oxfford, Peace and Plenty or Old Oxford, Peace and Plenty (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Daniel Wright
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:An Extraordinary Collection of Pleasant and Merry Humours etc.
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 30
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1713
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 Score   (1)   




X:30 T:Old Oxford, The T:Old Molly Oxford,aka M:4/4 L:1/4 Q:1/2=105 S:D.Wright, Extraordinary Collection, London 1713 H:strain 2, bar 6 note 5 printed as dotted quaver-here corrected Z:Pete Stewart, 2004 <www.hornpipemusic.co.uk> K:Dmin AB/c/dD|FA^C2|D/E/F/G/Ad|^cde^c|d/e/f/g/ae|fe/d/^cB/^c/|dDF/G/A|E2"^crot in MS"D2:| |:FcAc|Fcc>B|AdGd|^Fdd3/2c/4B/4|cgeg|Bgg/4f/4g3/2|aAB/c/d|d>cd2:|


X:1 T:Peace and Plenty: or, Old Oxford M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Young - Second Volume of the Dancing Master (1719) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin A2 =B^c d2F2|G2A2D4|D2 FG A2d2|^c2d2 e4|f2 fg a2 gf|gfed ^c4|d2D2 F2 GF|E4 D4:| |:F2c2F2c2|F2c2 A2 GA|F2c2A2d2|^c2d2e4|f2 fg a2 gf|gfed ^c4|d2D2 F2 GF|E4 D4:|]


X:1 T:Old Oxford M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (1740, p. 45) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin DEFG A2D2|FED^C D4|DEFG A2d2|^c2d2 e4|f2 ef g2 fe|f2 ed ^c2 =Bc|d2A2 BAGF|E4 D4|| F2A2F2A2|FGAB c2 BA|G2B2G2B2|GABc d3e|f2 ef g2 fe|f2 ed ^c4|d2A2 BAGF|E4 D4||


X:70 T: Owld Ocsfford. Owld Oxfford M: C L: 1/4 Q:150 S:Alawon John Thomas NLW isbn 1-86225-042-1 ed. Cass Meurig R:Reel K:Dmin D/E/F/G/A2| BGA2|D/E/ F/G/ A2|d^cde|fe/f/gf/e/|fe/d/^c2|dABG|AAD2:| F/G/A/G/F/G/A/G/|F/G/A/B/c2|E/F/G/F/E/F/G/F/|E/F/G/A/B2|fe/f/gf/e/|fe/d/^c2|dABG|AA,D2:|