Black Bess

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Theme code Index	3542H 3H71H1H
Also known as	Black Bass
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/4, 6/8
History	ENGLAND(London and South East)
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Henry Playford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dancing Master Part II (supplement to the 9th edition)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 4
Year of publication/Date of MS	1696
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Score (1)

Black Bess: Annotations

X:1 T:Black Bess 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. 134) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F c2|(A2F2)A2 c4f2|(B2G2)d2 g4a2|(b2d2) g2 (e2c2)f2|f4e2 f4|| c'|(a2f2d2) b4a2|(g2e2c2) g4a2|(f2d2)g2 (e2c2)d2|(^BG2)^B2 c4_B2| A2F2A2 (c2f2)A2|(B2G2)B2 (d2g2)a2|(b2d2)g2 (e2c2)a2|f4e2 f4||

X:1 T:Black Bass M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 615) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F c|(AF)A c2f|(BG)d g2a|(bd)g (ec)a|f2e f2:| c’|(af)d b2a|(ge)c g2a|(fd)g (ec)d|=BGB c2_B| AFA (cf)A|(BG)B (dg)a|(bd)g (ec)a|f2e f2||

Black Bess: Annotations