Prince William Henry's Return

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 Theme code Index    1H655 553H4H
 Also known as    Bucks of Tipperary (The), Henry's Return, Drumeddie (A), Lads of Tipperary, Malichi Daly, Nurse's Song (The), Old Rolling Cork
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 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Aird's 6th and Last Volume of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 163, p. 65
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1803
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Prince William Henry’s Return M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Quickstep B:Aird – Sixth and Last Volume of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1803, No. 163, p. 65) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d/e/fd B2d|AFA A2d|AFA Ade|f3 gfe| d/e/fd B2d|AFA A2d|B2g fge|d3 d2:|| |:A|dfg a2f|b2g a2f|dfg a2f|g2e bge| dfg a2f|b2g a2f|fdA Ade|f3 f2 e/d/| B2B B2d|A2A A2d|AFA Ade|f3 f2 e/d/| B2B B2d|AFA A2d|B2g fge|d3 d2:||


X: 1 T: Prince William Henry's Return - Quick step R: jig Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> B: "Sources of Irish traditional music, c. 1600-1855" (Aloys Fleishcmann and Paul McGettrick, editors) 1998 p.525 #2782 N: Called "Henry's Return" in the Boston Collection, 1910 (Oliver Ditson, editor) N: Called "A Drumeddie" in the Robert Petrie Collection, 1790. M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: D A |\ d/e/fd B2d | AFA A2d | AFA Ade | f3 gfe | d/e/fd B2d | AFA A2d | B2g fge | d3 d2 :| |: A |\ dfg a2f | b2g a2f | dfg a2f | g2e bge | dfg a2f | b2g a2f | fdA Ade | f3 f2e/d/ | B2B B2d | A2A A2d | AFA Ade | f3 f2e/d/| B2B B2d | A2A A2d | B2g fge | d3 d2 :|