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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
| Pretty Cupid Click on the tune title to see or modify Pretty Cupid's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Browse/:Pretty Cupid
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| Theme code Index
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123 127L
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| Also known as
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Pretty Cubit
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| Region
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England, United States
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| Genre/Style
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English, Military
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| Meter/Rhythm
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March/Marche
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| Key/Tonic of
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G
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| Accidental
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1 sharp
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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3/4
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| History
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USA(New England)
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| Structure
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AABB
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| Editor/Compiler
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Thomas Nixon Jr.
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Thomas Nixon music manuscript book
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| Tune and/or Page number
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p. 20
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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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
