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Theme code Index
461H6 4411
Also known as
Hen's March to the Midden (The) , Hen's March O'er the Midden (The) , Cackling of the Hens (The) , Duck's in the Midden (The) , Hen's Concert (The) , Hen's March , Major Hen's March
Composer/Core Source
Region
England, Scotland, Ireland
Genre/Style
English, Irish, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4
History
IRELAND(Ulster), England /North East"England/North East" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:J. Collingwood Bruce & John Stokoe
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Northumbrian Minstrelsy
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
1882
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score
X:1
T:Hen's March [1], The
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:Bruce & Stokoe - Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G|c>de>f|g>fe>d|c>d c/d/e|G2G2|c>de>f|g>fe>f|g>fe>f|g2 g>g|
g>fe>g|f>ed>f|e>d c/d/e|G2G2|c>Bc>d|efgf|edcB|c3:|
|:G|Gccc|cccc|cccc|cceg|Gccc|cccc|cccc|cceg|
cceg|cceg|c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d|c/d/c/d/ eg|c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d eg|c/d/c/d/ eg c/d/c/d/ eg|
g>fe>g|f>ed>f|e>d c/d/e|G2G2|c>Bcd|efgf|edcB|c3:||
X: 1
T:Hen's March to the Midden,aka. JBa.04
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=90
S:Joseph Barnes MS,Carlisle,1762.
R:.Air
O:England
A:Carlisle
N:No key signature given. Version in Walsh MS 1730 is in Dmajor..NB -
N:the
N:marks above the notes are shown as short vertical dashes above the
N:stave...CGr.
Z:vmp.C.Graebe.
F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/barnes_j.abc 2011-10-14 233410 UT
K:D major
"No Key Sig in MS,see note"\
d2A2 defg | a2 gf efde | "_Unclear" A2A2 dcde |\
fgfg "sh"g3 g|!
a4-agfa | gfeg fede | A3A dcde | fagf "sh"e4 | d8 :|!
|:."NB"d2.d2.d2.d2 | .d2 .d.d (f3a) | .d2 .d.d (bg3)|\
.d2 .d.d (f3a) |!
.d2 .d.d (b"^cr"g3) | .d2 .d.d (f3a) |\
(f3a) a4-|agfa gfeg |!
fede A3A | d2 de fagf | "sh" e4d4 |]
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