Annotation:Frisky (1)

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Tune properties and standard notation


FRISKY. English, Reel. England, Northumbrian. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes which he published c. 1800.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Peacock (Peacock’s Tunes), c. 1805/1980; No. 1, pg. 1.

Recorded sources:



Editorial annotaton: When the Copyist has made a choice, this has been marked with brackets "[ ]" or parenthesis "( )".
For example in Frisky, where there is no time signature in the original edition, or in Meggy's Foot (8th and Over the Border (9th and 11\th where there is a rhythmic inconsistency.



X: 1 
T: Frisky
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: Gmaj
dBgd edcB| ABcd cBAG|dBgd edcB| AcBA G2G2:| 
AcBd dcBA|Adce edcA|dBgd edcB|AcBA G2G2:|



Tune properties and standard notation