Swiss Boy (The)

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 Theme code Index    5551H 52H1H5
 Also known as    Merry Swiss Boy (The), Swiss Air
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Quadrille/Kadrilj
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Edward Riley
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Riley's Flute Melodies vol. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 61
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1826
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 Score   (1)   



X: 1 T:Swiss Boy. CJF.054, The B:C.J.Fox MS, 1829/33, Beverley,E.Yorks. N:The letters "C J F" appear after the title B:Kidson Coll.Mitchell Lib.M1805 A:East Yorkshire, England Z:Village Music Project, P J Headford 2000 & 2008 M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=90 K:D F>G|A2 F>G A2 F>G|A2 fe d2 A>A|A2 gf e2 fe|d6:| |:A2|G2 ed c2 A2|A2 fe d2 A2|\ G2 ed c2 A2|A2 fe d2 F>G| AG F>G AG F>G|A2 (fe) (dF) A>A|A2gf e2 f>e|d6:|


X: 1 T:Swiss Boy – Quadrille. JaW. 316 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 S:James Winder Ms, Lancashire, 1835-41 R:.Quadrille O:England A:Wyresdale,Lancashire N:NB1 .fc/c/ in bar 6 looks like it started as .f(c/d/), but the d/ has N:been altered and “C” written above it..NB2 .c(b/a/) .gag in MS.CGP Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Aug 2004 K:F AB|.c(A/B/) .d(A/B/)|.c(a/g/) fc/c/|.c(b/a/) .g(a/g/)|.f(ag) (A/B/)|! .c(A/B/) .c(A/B/)|.c(a/g/) “NB1″.fc/c/|.c(b/a/) .g(a/g/)|f2-f||! c|.B(g/f/) ec|.c(a/g/) .fc/c/ |(B/c/g/f/) ec|.c(a/g/) .f(A/B/)|! (c/B/)(A/B/) (c/B/)(A/B/)|.c(a/g/) (f/A/)c/c/|”NB2″.c(b/a/) .ga/g/|faf|]


X: 1 T:Swiss Boy,The. JMT.001 M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:100 S:John Moore,Tyneside,1841,(01a) R:Polka O:England A:Northumbria H:1841 Z:vmp.John Adams F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/mirror/terra.es/personal8/niltoni/s.abc K:C EF | G2E>F G2E>F | G2e>d c2 G2 | A2f>e d2e>d | c4 E3F | G2E>F G2E>F |G2e>d c2 G2 | F2f>d d2e>d | "*"c6 || G2 | F2d>c B2 G2 | G2e>d c2 G2 |F2d>c B2 G2 | G2e>d c2 EF | G2E>F G2E>F| G2e>d c2 G2 | G2f>e d2e>d |"*" c6|| %Crotchet in MS


X:1 T:Swiss Air T:Swiss Boy, The M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 389 (c. 1880’s) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (F/G/)|AF/G/ AF/G/|Af/e/ dA/A/|Ag/f/ ef/e/|(d2A) (F/G/)| AF/G/ AF/G/|Af/e/ dA/A/|Ag/f/ ef/e/|d3:| |:A|Ae/d/ cA/A/|Af/e/ dA/A/|Ae/d/ cA/A/|Af/e/ dF/G/| AF/G/ AF/G/|Af/e/ dA/A/|Ag/f/ ef/e/|d3:|]