Dorsetshire March (The)

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Theme code Index	3153 1H53H1H
Also known as	Dorchester March, Dorcestershire March
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, United States
Genre/Style	English, Military
Meter/Rhythm	March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Aird
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Selections of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 6
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 72-73
Year of publication/Date of MS	1803
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X:1
T:Dorsetshire March
M:C
L:1/8
S:William Sidney Mount (1807-1868) manuscripts
N:Mount dates his manuscript page for this tune "Stony Brook (Long Island, New York). 
N:August 30th 1843." At the top right of the page is the note "Old Music." The melody 
N:can be found in manuscripts from Britain.  
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
D2 | F2 D>F A2 F>A | d2 A>d f2 d>f | a2 b>a g2 !trill!(fe/4f/4) | e2 e>e e2 D2 | 
F2 D>F A2 F>A | B2 g>e {d}c2 B>A | B>cd>g fedc | d2 d>d d2 :|
|: A2 | d2 f>d B2 d>B | A>Fd>B (AGFD) | FAdc B>AG>F | {F}E2 E>E E2 D>E | 
F2 D>F A2 F>A | B>cd>e {d}c2 B>A | Bbag f2  (ed/4e/4) | d2 d>d d2 :||

X:2
T:Dorsetshire March, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:Single Sheet printing c. 1775 by "W.F." (William Forrester)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D2|F2 D>F A2 F>A|d2 A>d f2 d>f|a2 b>a g2 (3fef|e2 e>e e2D2|
F2 D>F A2 F>A|B.cd>e {d}c2 B>A|B>Cd>g f2 !trill!e2|d2 d>d d2:|
|:A2|d2 f>d B2 d>B|AF dB AFED|FA ec BAGF|E2 E>E E2 D2|
F2 D>F A2 F>A|B2 g>e {d}c2 B>A|B>ba>g f2 !trill!e2|d2 d>d d2:||

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