Magpie Lane
X:1 T:Magpie Lane M:9/8 L:1/8 S:John Baptist Malchair - "Vol. 3 The Third Collection of Tunes" S:(late 18th cent. music manuscript, c. 1760-1792) N:The tune was untitled in the manuscript, but was headed with the note: N:"I heard a Man whistle this Tune in Magpey Lane Oxon N:Dbr. 22 1780. came home and noted it down directly." N: Malchair (1739-1810) was born in Germany and trained as a chorister at N:Cologne Cathedral; by his teens he was teaching violin and playing N:in the Three Choirs festival. His manuscripts were compiled over a thirty year N:period during which time he was the leader of the "Oxford Music Room Band". R:Jig (9/8) K:D fga d2d d3|fga ded c2A|fga d2 ddef| gab abg f2d||fga a2a a3|fga aba f2d| fga abc' d'c'b|agf efd c2A||