Sicilian Air (2)

X:1 T:Sicilian Air [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:”Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes" (1826-1859, No. 103, p 57) N:The melodist is a musician's ms., probably by a fiddler, that contains both N:tunes and songs from a variety of sources, American and European. The N:inscription on the inside cover reads, "This is from the Bridge family of N:Augusta, Maine (Horatio Bridge, friend of Hawthorne's)". However, entries in N:the ms. were in different hands indicating several contributors. N:The ms. is neat and the notation studied and precise. F: https://archive.org/details/Melodist/page/n57/mode/2up?view=theater Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d|{e}(d^cd) (BG).d|{e}(d^cd) (=cA).d|{e}d^cd ^d2e|A2d (BG)d| {e}(d^cd) (=cA).d|{e}(d^cd) (e=cA)|(FGA) G2:| d|g2g {a}(gfg)|(bag) f2d|f2f {g}(fef)|(agf) (gb)d| g2g {a}(gfg)|(bag) f2d|f2f {g}(fef) g2d|(agf) g2d| {e}(d^cd) (BG)d|{e}(d^cd) (=cA).d|{e}(d^cd) (^de=c)|A2d BGd| {e}(d^cd) (BG).d|{e}(d^cd) (=cA).d|{e}(d^cd) (e=cA)|FGA G2||

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