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Theme code Index	3322 1133
Also known as	The Ladies Play Thing (The), General Howe's March
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 3
Tune and/or Page number	No. 73
Year of publication/Date of MS	1773
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X:1
T:Lady's Plaything
T:General Howe's March
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig 
S:James Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, p. 2).
K:G
d/c/|B2B Bcd|A2A A2d|G2G GAB|B3 A2e|
dgd BdB|GBG Ddc|BcB AGA|G2G G2:|
|:d|dBd dBd|e2e e2c|cAc cAc|d2d d2c|
BGB BGB|c2c cBA|Bcd dcB|B3 A2e|
dgd BdB|GBG Ddc|BcB AGA|G2G G3:||
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X:2 T:Ladies Play Thing, The M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d/c/|B2B Bcd|A2A A2d|G2G GAB|A3 D2d| dgd BdB|GBG D2c|BcB AGA|G2G G2:| |:d|dBd dBd|e2e e2c|cAc cAc|d2d d2d| BGB BGB|c2c c2c|Bc(d d)cB|(B3 A2)d| dgd BdB|GBG D2c|BcB AGA|G2G G2:||

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