Breeches Loose (1)

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Theme code Index	3H3H 77 72H 72H
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Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English, Northumbrian/Borders
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Vickers
Book/Manuscript title	Book:William Vickers' music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number	No. 454
Year of publication/Date of MS	1770
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BREECHES LOOSE [1]. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. While the title is in use for other melodies, this tune appears to be unique to Vickers' manuscript.

Printed source: Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 454.

X:1
T:Breeches loose [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Vickers' music manuscript copybook  (1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
f|egf edc|Bdc BAG|B/c/d d d2G|B/c/d d d2G|egf edc|
Bdc BAG|A/B/c c c2G|A/B/c c c2::F|E2F GEc|GEc GEC|
(B/c/d)d d2G|E2F GEc|GEc GEC|A/B/c c c2G|A/B/c c c2:||