Pretty Cupid

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Theme code Index	123 127L
Also known as	Pretty Cubit
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, United States
Genre/Style	English, Military
Meter/Rhythm	March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4
History	USA(New England)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Thomas Nixon Jr.
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Thomas Nixon music manuscript book
Tune and/or Page number	p. 20
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1776-78
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Pretty Cupid: Annotations

X:1
T:Pretty Cubit, a retreat
T:Pretty Cupid
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Retreat March
S:Thomas Nixon Jr./Joseph Long music copybook (c. 1776- 1778, p. 20)
N:Nixon (1762-1842) was a 13 yr. old from Framingham, Ct., who accompanied his father 
N:to the opening conflicts of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord, 
N:and who served as a fifer in the army until 1780.
K:G
GB A>c Bd|GB AG FD|GB A>c Bd|efge d2:|
|:Bd ef gd|Bd ef g2|gd ec BG|Bd BA G2:|]

X:1
T:Pretty Cupid, A Retreat
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:March
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 1)
N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined  the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, 
N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in 
N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GBAcBd|GBAG F2|GBAcBd|dgfe d2:|
|:Bdefgd|Bdef g2|gdecBG|cAGF G2:|]

Pretty Cupid: Annotations