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This is the
stable version,
checked on
11 April 2018.
| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
| Roxbury Quick Step Click on the tune title to see or modify Roxbury Quick Step's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Browse/:Roxbury Quick Step
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| Theme code Index
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1H327 1H331
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| Also known as
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| Composer/Core Source
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| Region
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United States
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| Genre/Style
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Military
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| Meter/Rhythm
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March/Marche
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| Key/Tonic of
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D
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| Accidental
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2 sharps
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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6/8
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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
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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. 22
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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c. 1776-1778
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T:Roxbury Quick Step, A Retreat or Tatoo
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Thomas Nixon Jr./Joseph Long music copybook (c. 1776- 1778, p. 22)
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:D
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