How Happy the Soldier

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Theme code Index	5155 5144
Also known as	Happy Soldier (The), How Happy the Soldier that Lives on His Pay, Little House Under the Hill (1), Soldier Laddie (2)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Henry Livingston
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Henry Livingston's music manuscript
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	late 18th century
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Title of recording
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Year recorded
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How Happy the Soldier: Annotations

X:1
T:How Happy the Solider
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook, late 18th century
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G 
e|dBd GBc|dBc d2e| dBd GBd|cAB c2:|
|:d|dcB dcB|dcB d2e|dcB gfg|ABA c2e|
dcB dcB|dcB d2e/e/|dcB gfg|ABA G2:||

X:2
T:Happy Soldier, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:G
e | d^cd GB=c | dBc d2e | d^cd GBd | cAB c2e | 
d^cd GB=c | dBc d2e | d^cd GBd | cAB c2 || 
e | dcB dcB | dcB d2e | dBd gGB | cAB c2e | 
dcB dcB | dcB d2e | dBd gGB | def g2 ||

X:1
T:Soldier Laddie [2]
T:How Happy the Soldier
T:Little House Under the Hill (1)
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air/Jig
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 152)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
dcB dcB|dcB d2e|dcB dcB|cAB c2e|
dcB dcB|dcB def|gfg dcB|cAB c2e:|
|:dcB GAG|dBc d2e|dcB GAG|cAB c2e|
dcB GAG|dBc def|gfg dcB|cAB cde:|]

How Happy the Soldier: Annotations