Quaker's Wife

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 Theme code Index    15L13 15L6L1
 Also known as    Merrily Danced the Quaker
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB, AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Elias Howe
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:1000 Jigs and Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 120
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1867
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Quaker's Wife, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Allegretto" B:Keith’s Flute Instruction Book (Boston, 1847, p. 25) N:Published by Keith’s Music Publishing House. F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/Keith_s_Flute_Instruction_Book/owtKAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22ledder+breeches%22+%22dan+emmit%22&pg=PA30&printsec=frontcove Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (GAB) D2B|{d}c2B z(BAG)|(GAB) D2D|E3G3| (GAB) D2B|{d}c2B (BAG)|(GAB) D2D|E3 G3|| G2B d2B|e2 e2B|G2B (dec)|B3d3| e2c (ABc)|d2B G3|(GAB) D2D|E3 {F}G3||


X:1 T:Quaker’s Wife M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D | (GA)B D2B | (dc)B (BA)G | (GA)B D2D | E2F G2 :|| B | (dc)B (ed)c | dcB ABc | dcB efg | B3 d2e | dcB gfe | dcB A2G | GAB D2D | E2E G2 ||


X:1 T:Quaker's Wife, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Single Jig B:Robbins Collection of 200 Jigs, Reels & Country Dances (NY, 1933, No. 157, p. 50) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C c>de G2e|f2e {e}d2c|c>de .G2.G|A3-c2G| c>de G2e|f2e {e}d2cv|c>de G2G|A3-c2z|| c2eg2e|a2f g3|c2e g2f|e3-g2z| a2f def|g2e .c2.c|c>de .G2.G|A3-c2z||