Shammie Breeches

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 Theme code Index    3564 3127L
 Also known as    Shamboe Breeks, Bernard's Well, St. Bernard's Well, Shamboe Breeches
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Neil Stewart
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Collection of the Newest and Best Reels or Country Dances
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 35
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1761
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Shammie Breeches M:C L:1/8 S:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G c | Bddg e(cc)d | B(GG)B A(FF)A | Bddg eccd | BGAF G/G/G G :| |: d | BGdG BGdG | AFcF AFcF | BGdG B/A/B/c/ dg | AFcF G/G/G G :|]


X:2 T:Shambo Breeches M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 13) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G c|(Bd).d.g (ec)c.d.|(BG)(Gcc) AFFA|Bddg eccd|BGAF G2G:|| c|(BG).d.G (BG).d.B|(AF)c.F (AF).c.A|(BG)(dG) Bcdg|BGAF G2 (Gc)| BGdG BGdf|AFcF AFcA|BGdG Bcdg|BGAF G2 G||