Black Joke (1) (The)

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X:1 T:Coal-Black Joak M:6/8 L:1/8 S:The Beggar's Wedding: A new Opera, as it is acted at S:the Theatre in Dublin with Great Applause: and at the S:Theatre in the Hay-market (1729). K:G D|D2D G2G|A2A A2A|B2 B BAG|A2A AGF| G3 E2D|DEF G2::d|B2c d2d|efg d2c| B2c d2d|efg d2B|c2a B2g|ABc AGF| B2B BAG|A2A AGF|G2F E2D|DEF G2:|

X:11 T:Black Joak A:England;London M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 S:J.Walsh,Third Book of the most celebrated jiggs,etc 1731 Z:Pete Stewart, 2004 <www.hornpipemusic.co.uk> with vmp revisions K:G D|D2GG2G|A2A A>GA|B>cB B>AG|A>BA A>GF|G3E2D|D.EFG2|| B|B2d d>ed|e>fgd2B|B2d d>ed|e>fgd2B|c>ca B>Bg| A>BA A>GA|B>cB B>AG|A>BA A>GF|G3E2D|D>EFG3|]

X:12 T:Black Joak [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Walsh 1731 Z:Pete Stewart 2004 Z:ps K:G D | D2GG2G | A2A A>GA | B>cB B>AG | A>BA A>GF | G3E2D | D.EFG2 || B | B2d d>ed | e>fgd2B | B2d d>ed | e>fgd2B | c>ca B>Bg | A>BA A>GA | B>cB B>AG | A>BA A>GF | G3E2D | D>EFG3 ||

X:2 T:Black Joak [1] M:6/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 15) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D3E F2 G4G2|A3B A2 A2G2A2|B3cB2 B2A2G2|A3BA2 A2G2F2| G6 E6|D3EF2 G6::B4c2 d4d2|e3fe2 d4c2| B3cd2 d3ed2|e3fg2 f3ed2|c4g2 b4g2|A3BA2 A2G2A2| B3cB2 B2A2G2|A3BA2 A2G2F2|G6 E6|D3E F2 G6:||

X:1 T:Black Joak [1] M:6/4 L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 57) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D3EF2 G4G2|A3BA2G2A2|B3cB2 B2A2G2|A3B A2 A2G2F2| G6E6|D3E F2G6||(B4c2) d4d2|e3fe2 d4c2| B3c d2 d3ed2|e3f g2 f3ed2|c4g2 B4g2|A3B A2 A2G2A2| B3c B2 B2A2G2|A3BA2 A2G2F2|G6E6|D3E F2G6||

X:1 T:Burlesque on Black Joak M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:"Slow" B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 7 (1760, pp. 18-19) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D2|(D2E2)G2|G3A G2|A4 (A/B/c)|{B}A4G2|c4 (c/d/e)| {e}d2 (cB) g2|(ed)(cB)(AG)|{F}TE4 D2|(D2E2) (G>A)|G4:| |:d2|{c}B4c2|d3e d2|(e>g)(f>a) {a}g(f/e/)|{e}d4c2| {c}B4 c2|{e}d2 (cB) d2|e3f (e/f/g)|{e}d2 (cB)(AG)| c2c3e|(d<B)B2 (3gdB|A3B (A/B/d)|{B}A2G2E2|G4 (B/A/G)| TE4 (G/E/D)|D2E2 (G>A)|G6::D2|(DG) B2B2|TB4 (3dBG| A2 (3gfe (3dcB|{B}A4G2|c3d (c/d/e)|(dB)(ge)(dB)|A3 g (e/d/B)| {B}A2G2E2|(GB)(Ac)(Bd)|E4 (G/E/D)|(D2E2) (G>A)|G4:| |:A2|B2 (GA)(Bc)|{e}d2 (cB) d2|e3f (e/f/g)|{e}d4 c2| (BA)(GA)(Bc)|{e}d2{c}B2d2|(eg)(fa)(gb)|{e}d2 (cB) (AG)| c2 (3agf (3edc|B2 (3gfe (3dcB|(Ac)(Bg)(dB)|A3G E2| (GA)(Bc)(de)|TE4D2|D2E2 (G>A)|G4::GA|B2B2 (3dBG|c2c2 (3ecA| Bg (3ceg (3Bdg|{B}A4G2|e2e2 (3ceg|d2d2 (3Bdg|(3ecA (3fdB (3gdB| {B}A3G E2|G2G2 (3B/A/G/|E2E2 (3GED|D2E2 (G>A)|G4::Bc|d2d2 (3GBd| e2e2 (3Gce|(3gbg (3faf (3ege|{e}d4 B>c|(3dBG (3GBd (3dBG|(3ecG (3Gce (3gec| (3dgb (3agf (3efg|(3dBg (3ecg (3dBG|(3ceg (3ceg (3ceg|(3Bdg (3Bdg (3Bdg| A3B (A/B/d)|TA2G2E2|g2g2 (3bag|e2e2 (3ged|d2e2 (g>a)|g4:| P:"Gig" M:6/8 L:1/8 "Brisk"D|D2G (GF)G|(AB)A (AG)A|BcB BAG|ABA AGE| G3TE2D|DEG G2:|d|Bcd ded|efg d2c|Bcd ded| efg dcB|c2a B2g|ABA AGA|BcB BAG|ABA AGE| G3TE2D|DEF G2::D|DGB DGB|dBG A2G| gec dBg|ABG AFD|GBd TE2G|DEF G2:| |:A|B(G/A/B/c/) dBd|(e/f/g)e d2c|B(G/A/B/c/) dBd|ece d(B/c/d/B/)| e(c/e/)g f(d/f/)a|(g/f/e/d/c/B/) A2G|e2g d(B/d/)g|A>BA AGE| G(Bc)d TE2D|DEG G2::d|dgg daa|dbb dc'c'|dd'd' d'c'b| abg afd|(g/a/b)g Te2d|deg g2::d|BGG dBB|gee Td2c| B(G/A/B/c/) dBB|gee dBB|c(a/g/)a B(g/f/)g|ABG AFD| b3 (a/g/f/e/d/c/)|BGB AFD|(G/A/B/c/)d TE2D|DE G G2:|]

X:183 T:Black Joke M:6/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D3EF2 G4G2|A3BA2 A2G2A2|B3cB2 B2A2G2| A3BA2 A2G2F2|G6 E6|D3E F2 G6||B4c2 d4d2| e3fe2 d4c2|B3cd2 d3ed2|e3fg2 f3ed2| c4g2 B4g2|A3BA2 A2G2A2|B3cB2 B2A2G2| A3BA2 A2G2F2|G6 E6|D3E F2 G6:||

X:3 T:Black Jock [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Aird, Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D | D2G GFG | ABA AGA | BcB AGF | ABA AGE | G3 E2D | DEF G2 :|| c | B2c ded | ece d2c | BGB def | gfe dcB | c2a B2g | ABA ABA | Bdg dBG | AGA BGE | G3 E2 D | DEF G2 ||

X:1 T:Black Joke [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse (London, 1787, No. 102, p. 65) N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A TFEF A2A|B2B TB2A|c2c cBA|BcB BAG| A3 TF2E|EFA A3::cde efe|f2d Te2d| cde efe|f2d e2 d/c/|d2d ced|cBc {d}cBA| cde d2c|BAB BAF|A3 TF2E|EFA A3:|]

X: 1 T:Black Joack [1]. JBut.326 B:John Buttrey MS, poss. Lincolnshire, early 19thC S:https://buttreymilitarysocialtunes1800.wordpress.com/ Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2019 www.village-music-project.org.uk C: 'A Quick Step' M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 K:G D|D2G GFG|ABA AGA|BcB AGF|ABA AGE| G3 E2D|DEF G2:||:c|B2c ded|ece d2c| BGB def|gfe dcB|c2a B2g|ABA AGA| Bdg dBG|AGA BGE|G3 E2D|DEF G2:|]

X:1 T:Black Jock [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Gow - 4th Repository (1817) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E|E2A AGA|BcB BAB|c>dc cBA|BcB BAF|A3 F2E| EFA A2 E/D/|(CE)A AGA|(Bd)c BAG|(Ac)e edc| Bdc {c}BAG|~A>Bc ~F>GA|EFG A2|| d|(c2d e2)e|fdf {f}e2d|c2d e>fe|f>ga edc| d2b c2a|BcB {c}BAB|~c>dc cBA|B>cB BAF| A3 ~F2E|EFA A2d|(cA)c (ec)e|(fd)f e2d| (cA)c (ec)e|(fd)f {f}e2c|ddd ccc|Bdc B2A| (Ac)e (ed)c|(Bd)c {c}BAG|~A>Bc ~F>GA|EFG A2||

X:1 T:Black Joke, with P(arts) M:6/8 L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks, although the provenance of his N:ms. is English. His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had N: possibly been in the possession of his descendants until the N:mid-20th cent. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D2G GFG|A2AAGA|BcB BAG|ABA AGF|G3D3|DEF G3|| P:2nd Part Bcd d2d|e2e edc|Bcd ded|efg dcB|cec BdB| ABA AGA|BcB BAG|ABA AGF|G3E3|DEF G3|| P:3rd Part G2G GFG|ABA AGA|BdB BAG|c2B AGF|GAB EFG|DEF G3|| P:4th Part c|BGB dcB|ece d2c|BGB dcB|gfe dcB|cec BdB| ABA AGA|BdB BAG|c2B AGF|GAB EFG|DEF G3|| P:5th Part D2G GFG|F2A AGA|G2B dBG|F2A cAF|GAB EFG|DEF G3|| P:6th Part E2B dcB|A2c edc|G2B dcB|gfe dcB|cec BeB| ABA AGA|BdB BAG|c2B AGF|GAB EFG|DEF G3|| P:7th Part D2G GAB|F2A ABc|G2B Bcd|gfe dcB|F2B EFG|DEF G3|| P:8th Part D2B dcB|A2c dcB|G2B dcB|gfe dcB|cec BdB| F2A AFA|G2B BGB|c2B AGF|FGA EFG|DEF G3||

X:1 T:Black Joke [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 183) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G|DEG GFG|ABA AGA|BcB BAG|AcB AGF| G3 E2D|DEF G2::c|BGB d2d|ege d2c| BGB def|gfe dcB|c2g B2g|ABA AGA| BcB BAG|AcB AGF|FGB EFG|DEF G2:|]

X:6 T:Fanny the Fair. Roose.0006 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project 2019 Eric Conrad M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=120 N:NB1) Missing dot in MS. Added here. K:A |: a3 ecA | f3 e2a | efe edc | BcA GFE | a3 ecA | f3 e2a | gfe gaf | eee "_NB1"e3 :| |: e3 ecA | def ecA | G2A B2c | BcA GFE | e3 ecA | def egb | ecA dBG | AAA A3 :|

X:1 T:Black Joke [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:O'Flannagan - The Hibernia Collection (Boston, 1860, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A G/F/|E2A AGA|BcB B2A|Ace ecA|Edc cA G/F/| E2A AGA|BcB B2A|Ace ecA|BEG A2:| |:A|d2d edc|fdf fed|cde efg|agf edc|dfa agf| edc B2A|[A2f2][Af] edc|Bdc BAG|Ace ecA|BEG A2:|

X:3 T:Black Jock [1], with Variations M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Köhlers' Violin Repository, Part Third (1881-1885, p. 207) N:AEae tuning N:notation to be played fingered as if in regular tuning N:”Arranged by W.B. Laybourn” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A D|(D2=G) G>FG|.B2.B {B/c/}B>AB|.c2.c c>BA|.B2.B BAF|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)| D>EF =G2||d|(c2 {d/c/B/c/}d) .e2.e|fdf {e/f/}.e2.d|(c2 {d/c/B/c/}d) .e2.e|f>ga {e/f/}.e2.c| .B2.b .c2.c|B>cB B>AB|c>dc c>BA|B>cB BAE|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)|D>EF =G3||D| =G,2 (G G)FG|BAB (B2{c/B/}A)|=G,>df edc|Bdc BAE|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)|D>EF =G2||d| cAc edc|d2e-fed|cAc edc|agf edc|dcd (d/e/)fe|edc (B2{c/B/}A)| cea edc|Bdc BAE|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)|DEF =G2||D|=G,2G-GFG|A,2B (B2{c/B/}A)| =G,2e-edc|Bdc BAE|=G3 EdB|DEF =G2||e|=G,2c-edc|d2e-fed| =G,2c-edc|agf edc|db-d ca-c|BcB {B/c/}B>AB|ced cBA|Bdc BAE| AcA EAE|D=gf g2||cAc A/B/cA|BAB (B2{c/B/}A)|cde agf|edc BAE|=G3 (E2{F/E/}D)| DEF =G2||d|(c2{d/c/B/c/}d) edc|fed edc|cde efe|(f/e/f/g/a) edc| Dgb cea|BAB (B2{c/B/}A)|f2-a eca|Bdc BAF|=GBc EFG|DEF =G2|| =GGG GG,G|BBB (B2{c/B/}A)|ccc c=Gc|BBB BAE|A(c/B/)A (E2{F/E/}D)|DEF =G2||