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'''HOW HAPPY COULD I BE WITH EITHER'''. AKA and see "[[Have You Heard of a Frolicsome Ditty?]]" "[[Give Ear to a Frolicsome Ditty]]," "[[Rant (The)]]," "[[City Ramble (The)]]." English, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The air appears in Gay's Beggar's Opera of 1729, however it is a 17th century air to which a number of songs were sung (Kidson, 1922). | '''HOW HAPPY COULD I BE WITH EITHER'''. AKA and see "[[Have You Heard of a Frolicsome Ditty?]]" "[[Give Ear to a Frolicsome Ditty]]," "[[Rant (The)]]," "[[City Ramble (The)]]." English, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The air appears in John Gay's '''Beggar's Opera''' of 1729, however it is a 17th century air to which a number of songs were sung (Kidson, 1922). | ||
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Tune properties and standard notation
HOW HAPPY COULD I BE WITH EITHER. AKA and see "Have You Heard of a Frolicsome Ditty?" "Give Ear to a Frolicsome Ditty," "Rant (The)," "City Ramble (The)." English, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The air appears in John Gay's Beggar's Opera of 1729, however it is a 17th century air to which a number of songs were sung (Kidson, 1922).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 152.
Recorded sources: