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Theme code Index
1H531 6432
Also known as
Dusky Night Rides Down the Sky , Happy Captive (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region
England
Genre/Style
English
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/8
History
Structure
ABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Bruce & Dan Emmett
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Drummers' and Fifers' Guide
Tune and/or Page number
p. 33
Year of publication/Date of MS
1862
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Dusky Night
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Bruce & Emmett's Drummers' and Fifers' Guide (1862)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(3A/B/c/ | d2d A2G | FEF DFA | B2A G2F | F3 E2A |
A^GA BAB | cdc A2A | dcd ede | faf d2A |
Bcd efg | Bed CBA | d2F A2A | F D2 z2z ||:
D/F/ | A2A ABA | A3 Az (3A/B/c/ | d2d dfe | (d3 d)zA |
Bcd efg | Bed cBA | d2F A2A | F D2 z2z :||