Cordwainers' March (The)

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Theme code Index	117L5L 3327L
Also known as	Gloomy Winter, Lord Balgonie's Favorite
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
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Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Aird
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Selection of English Irish Scotch and Foreign Airs vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 61
Year of publication/Date of MS	1782
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CORDWAINERS' MARCH, THE. AKA - "Cordwinders." AKA and see "Lord Balgownie's Favorite," "Gloomy Winter." English, March. A march attached to a trade (like "The Taylors' March," the "Freemason's March" etc), in this case a reference to shoemakers (who used cord in their work). There was a Cordwainers Hall in London. The title is unique to Glasgow publisher James Aird's 1782 volume, but is to be found under a variety of other names.

Printed source: Aird (Selection of English, Irish, Scotch and Foreign Airs, vol. 1), 1782; p.61.

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