Blakney

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Theme code Index	1H1H1H1H 6442
Also known as	Blackney Dance
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Barry Callaghan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Hardcore English
Tune and/or Page number	p. 30
Year of publication/Date of MS	2007
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BLAKNEY. English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. This country dance melody (not quite a reel) appears in the William Clarke (Lincoln) manuscript, dated 1770, where it is titled "Blackney Dance."

Printed source: Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 30.

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T:Blakney. WCl.10
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:140
S:William Clarke MS,Lincoln,1770.
R:Country Dance.
O:Lincoln
A:England
N:Barry had this as a reel, but I've ascribed it to the unsatisfactoy
N:group of Country Dance., which I suppose ought really to be "Country Dan
N:". It
N:is a large group and contains many tunes later to become well-known as
N:Polka tunes..CGP..
Z:vmp.Barry Callaghan
K:C
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