General Swift's Polacca

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 Theme code Index    135 532
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 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Contra
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    USA(Mid Atlantic)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Edward Riley
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Riley's Flute Melodies vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 4, p. 1
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1817
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X:1 T:General Swift’s Polacca M:3/4 L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley Flute Melodies vol. 2” (New York, 1817, No. 4, p. 1) F: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n117/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G(D/G/) B(G/B/) dd|d(c/B/) (B2A)z|D/E/F/G/ (A/B/)(c/A/) (c/B/).A/.G/|(F/G/).A/.F/ {F}G2 z2:| |:(B/G/)(A/F/) (G/B/)(A/c/) (B/d/)(c/e/)|dd d>Tc B2 |(B/G/)(A/F/) (G/B/)(A/c/) (B/d/)(c/e/)|d/B/G/g/ f/d/a/c/ {c}B2| B>d (^c/d/)(e/c/) .d/(b/a/g/)|(f/e/).d/^c/ {c}d2z2|(d/>e/f/4) gdBG|(A>B/c/4) (A>B/c/4) F2|d2 (g/f/).e/.d/ (c/B/).A/.G/| F/d/A/F/ D/d/A/F/ D2|G(D/G/) B(G/B/) dd|d(c/B/) (B2A) z|D/E/F/G/ (A/B/(c/A/) (c/B/).A/.G/}(F/G/)(A/F/) {F}G2z||