Buck's Contention (The)

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Theme code Index	33 27L 12 33
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Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English, Northumbrian/Borders
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	England/North East"England/North East" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Vickers
Book/Manuscript title	Book:William Vickers' music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number	No. 419
Year of publication/Date of MS	1770
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BUCK'S CONTENTION, THE. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The 2nd strain has 12 measures instead of the usual 8.

Printed source: Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 419.

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T:Buck's Contention (The)
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:William Vickers' music manuscript collection (1770)
K:F
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