Three Sheepskins (1)

Find traditional instrumental music


Three Sheepskins (1)  Click on the tune title to see or modify Three Sheepskins (1)'s annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:Three Sheepskins (1)
Query the Archive
Query the Archive
 Theme code Index    1H3H3H4H 4H3H3H2H
 Also known as    Three Sheepskins, Hamilton Races, Three Sheep Skins, Three Jolly Sheepskins
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Morris, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB, AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLL
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Henry Playford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Dancing Master 10th edition
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 215
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1698
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Three Sheep Skins [1]. (p)1698.PLFD1.409 M:4/4 L:1/4 Q:1/2=120 S:Playford, Dancing Master,10th Ed,1698 O:England;London H:1698. Z:Chris Partington. K:G P:"_Up to 16th Ed" G2B>c|d2B2|c2A2|d2A2:| |:BGGB|AGGB|AGFEF2D2:| K:D P:"^17th Ed.onwards" |:d>efg|a2f2|g>a g/f/g/e/|a2e2:| |:fddf|e/f/e/d/ c/d/e/f/|d/e/d/c/ B/c/d/e/|c2A2:|


X:1 T:Three Sheep Skins [1] M:C| L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D G4 B3c|d4 B4|c4 A4|d4 A4|| B2G2G2B2|A2G2G2B2|A2G2F2E2|F4 D4||


X: 1 T:Three Sheep Skins [1]. WCD3/1.016 M:C| L:1/4 Z:vmp. Peter Dunk 2013 www.village-music-project.org.uk B:Walsh, Compleat Country Dancing Master, 3rd Series, 1st Book, 4th Ed., 1754 Q:1/2=140 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Walsh/WalshCD3-1(12-4-16).abc K:G G2 B3/ c/|d2B2|c2A2|d2A2|| AGGB|AGGB|AGFE|F2D2|]


X:1 T:Three Sheep Skins [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:"Brisk" R:Country Dance Tune B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 7 (1760, p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G>AB>c|{Bc}d2 T(c>B)|c2 T(B>A)|d2A2:| |:BGGA|BGGB|AGTFE|{G}F2 {E}D2:| |:G/F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/|d2 (c>B)|c(B/c/) (d/B/c/A/)|d2A2:| |:(B/G/F/G/) gG|BG gG|(D/E/F/G/) (A/G/F/E/)|TF2 {E}D2:| |:G(B/G/) Ac|B(d/B/) ce|(d/c/B/A/) (G/A/B/c/)|{Bc}d2A2:| |:(B/G/).D/.D/ (c/A/).D/.D/|(d/B/).D/.D/ (c/A/).D/.D/|(e/d/c/B/) (A/G/F/E/)|F2 {E}D2:| |:G(3g/f/g/ B(3g/f/g/|c(3g/f/g/ d(3g/f/g/|(e/d/c/B/) (c/B/A/G/)|{Bc}d2 A2:| |:.B/(G/F/G/) A/(c/TB/A/)|.B/(G/F/G/) A/(c/TB/A/)|B/(G/F/E/) e/(c/TB/A/)|{G}F2 {E}D2:| |:G/B/A/c/ Bg|d(A/c/) Bg|e/c/d/B/ c/A/B/G/|{Bc}d2 A2:| |:B/G/d/G/ B/G/d/G/|B/G/d/G/ B/G/g/G/|(D/E/F/G/) (A/G/F/E/)|F2 {E}D2:| |:(G/B/).B/.B/ (d/B/).B/.B/|(d/B/)(d/B/) (d/B/)(d/B/)|(g/d/)(g/d/) (c/B/)(A/G/)|{Bc}d2 A2:| |:(B/G/).G/.G/ (B/G/).G/.G/|(B/G/)(B/G/) (B/G/)(B/G/)|D/d/^c/B/ A/G/F/E/|F2 {E}D2:|]


X: 1 T:Three Sheep Skins [1]. JaW.014 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=100 C:”Learners Begins With 3 sheepskins” S:James Winder Ms, Lancashire, 1835-41 R:.Reel O:England A:Wyresdale,Lancashire Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Aug 2004 K:A d2 fg a2 gf|g2fea2e2:| |:fddf eddf|edcB c2A2:|