President Parker

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 Theme code Index    11142 36L5L1
 Also known as    Cease Your Funning (1), Constant Billy, Death of Parker, Lofty Mountains
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Matthew Betham
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Matthew Betham music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 3
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1815
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 Score   (1)   



X: 1 C:Page 03 A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 T:President Parker,aka. MBe.05 T:Constant Billy,aka. MBe.05 T:Cease Your Funning,aka. MBe.05 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 R: N:See the song of the same name in the Hammond & Gardiner collection F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Betham/Betham(12-4-16).abc K:G D|G2 G GBd|c2 A AFD|B2 G E2 D|DEF G2 D| G2 G GBd|c2 A AFD|B2 G E2 D|DEF G2|| c|cBc e2 c|ABc dBG|GBd d^cd|AB^c d2 e| dBG GBd|c2 A AFD|B2 G E2 D|DEF G2|]