Brags of Washington (The)

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 Theme code Index    1342 1555
 Also known as    Jack the Jolly Ploughboy, Jolly Plowman (1), Jolly Ploughman (1), To Rodney We will go
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 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
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 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Anonymous
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X:1 T:Brags of Washington, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air N:Frank Kidson had the tune in two different musician's manuscript N:collections in his possession, one dated 1791. However, he was not N:able to locate it in any printed collections. He suggested "it never N:reached a more exalted station than on a broadside." K:G D|GB Bd|cB AG|GB dg|d3B|cc AA|B2 GB|cA GF|G3:| |:e|dg ge|fd dd|dg ge|f2 dd|dg ge|fddB|cc ce|dc BA| GB Bd|cB AG|GB dg|d3B|c2 AA|BB GB|cA GF|G3:|


X:19 T:Brags Of Washington. Roose.0054, The M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:2/4=75 B:John Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project. Steve Mansfield, 2019 K:G D | G>BBB | {c}B2 AG | GBde | d2 cB |\ ceAc | BdGB | cAGF | G3 !fine!:| d | d>fge | f2 ed | d>fge | f2 ed |\ gfed | edcB | c>dec | Hd2 c/B/A !D.C.! |]