Three Jolly Sheepskins (2)

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Theme code Index	3142 3125L
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Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English, Morris
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Polka
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AABB, ABA'B
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Cecil Sharp
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Sword Dances of Northern England Book II
Tune and/or Page number	p. 5
Year of publication/Date of MS	1912
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Score (1)

X:1 T:Three Jolly Sheepskins [2] M:C| L:1/8 R:Sword Dance Tune N:This was the tune used by Cecil Sharp for the 3rd Figure N:of the sword dance from Sleights, England. B:Cecil Sharp – Sword Dances of Northern England Book II (1912, p. 5). Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A c3B A2c2|d2 dc B4|c3B A2c2|B2G2 EGAB| c3B A2c2|d2 dc B4|c4 B3G|A2 A2 A4|| e2-a2 e2-a2|g2-f2 g2-f2|e2-a2 e2-a2|.g2.a2 [d4b4]| e2-a2 e2-a2|g2-f2 g2-f2|[A4e4] [e3c'3][db]|[c2a2][d2b2][c4a4]|| c3BA2c2|d2 dc B4|c3B A2c2|B2G2 EGAB| c3BA2c2|d2 dc B4|c4 B3G|A2A2 [C4A4]|| e2-a2 e2-a2|g2-f2 g2-f2|e2-a2 e2-a2|.g2.a2 [d4b4]| e2-a2 e2-a2|g2-f2 g2-f2|[A4e4] [e3c'3’[db]|[c2a2][d2b2][c4a4]||

X:1 T:Sheepskins [2] M:4/4 L:1/8 S:John Locke (1909) K:A c3BA2c2 | d2 dc B4 | c3B A2c2 | B2G2 EGAB | c3B A2c2 | d2 dc B4 | c4 B3G | A2A2 A4 || e2a2e2a2 | g2f2g2f2 | e2a2e2a2 |g2a2b4 | e2a2e2a2 | g2f2g2f2 | e4 c’3b | a2b2 a4 ||

Three Jolly Sheepskins (2)

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