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Theme code Index	1121 3343
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABCD, AABCCD
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Preston
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Preston's Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1793
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1793
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
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Tune annotations

X:1
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T:Village Maid, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Preston's Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1793 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
F/E/F/G/ FA|GF F2|A/G/A/B/ Ac|BA A2|
ce/d/ cg/e/|ca/f/ cb|agfe|{e}f2-f2:||
af d(e/f/)|ge c(d/e/)|fdc=B c/=B/c/d/ cc|af d(e/f/)|gdc=B|c2c2||
(c>d/2c/4) BA|ccBA|(d>e/2d/4) cB|ddcB|
(c>d/2c/4) BA|ccBA|BGFE|F2F2||
C(c/=B/) c_B|Afef|C(c/=B/) c_B|Afef|
dbbb|caaa|g/a/g/f/ e/f/e/d/|c/d/c/B/ A/B/A/G/|
(c>d/2c/4) BA|ccBA|(d>e/2d/4) cB|ddcB|
(c>d/2c/4) BA|ccBA|BGFE|F2F2||

X:1
%
T:Village Maid, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Dale’s Selection of the most favorite Country Dances, Reels &c. (London, 
B:c. 1800, pp. 2-3)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G/F/G/A/ GB|AG G2|B/A/B/c/ Bd|cB B2|
Df/e/ da/f/|db/g/ db|c'agf|g2G2:|
bg ef/g/|af de/f/|ged^c|(d/^c/d/e/) dd|
bg ef/g/|af de/f/|ged^c|d2d2||
G/F/G/A/ GB|AG G2|B/A/B/c/ Bd|cB B2|
Df/e/ da/f/|db/g/ db|c'agf|g4||
d>e/2d/4 cB|ddcB|e>f/2e/4 dc|eedc|
d>e/2d/4 cB|ddcB|cAGF|G2 G,2||
Dd/^c/ d=c|Bgfg|Dd/^c/ d=c|Bgfg|ec'c'c'|
dbbb|(a/b/a/g/) (f/g/f/e/)|(d/e/d/c/) (B/c/B/A/)|d/e/d/ cB|
ddcB|e>f/2e/4 dc|eedc|d>e/2d/4 cB|ddcB|cAGF|G4||

X:2
%
T:Village Maid
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
Q:"Allegro"
B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 93)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G/F/G/A/ GB|AG G2|B/A/B/c/ Bd|cB B2|
df/e/ da/f/|db/g/ db|c'agf|g>a g2!Fine!:||
bg ef/g/|af de/f/|ged^c|d/^c/d/e/ dg/a/|
bg ef/g/|af de/f/|ged^c|d>e d/c/B/A/!Da Capo!||
|:de/d/ cB|dd cB|e/f/e/ dc|eedc|
de/d/ cB|ddcB|cAGF|G>A G2:||
ec'c'c'|dbbb|a/b/a/g/ f/g/f/e/|d/e/d/c/ B/c/B/A/|
de/d/ cB|ddcB|ef/e/ dc|eedc|
de/d/ cB|ddcB|cAGF|G>A G2||

X: 1
%
T:Village Maid,The. RHu.125
S:R.Hughes MS,1823,Whitchurch,Shrops.
A:Whitchurch, Shropshire
Z:Tony Weatherall 2006
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
R:Country Dance
K:G
G/F/G/A/ GB|AG G2|B/A/B/c/ Bd|cB B2|!
df/e/ da/f/|db/g/ db|c'agf|g2G2:|!
bg ef/g/|af de/f/|ged^c|d/^c/d/e/ dd|!
bg ef/g/|af de/f/|ged^c|d2d2||!
G/F/G/A/ GB|AGG2|B/A/B/c/ Bd|cB B2|!
df/e/ da/f/|db/g/|db|c'agf g4||!
d>e/2d/4 cB|ddcB|e>f/2e/4 dc|eedc|!
d>e/2d/4 cB|ddcB|cAGF|G2G,2||!
Dd/^c/ d=c|dgfg|Dd/^c/ d=c|dgfg|!
ec'c'c'|dbbb|a/b/a/g/ f/g/f/e/|d/e/d/c/ B/c/B/A/|!
d>e/2d/4 cB|ddcB|e>f/2e/4 dc|eedc|!
d>e/2d/4 cB|ddcB|cAGF|G4|]

X: 1
%
T:Village Maid,The. JaW.172
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
S:James Winder Ms, Lancashire, 1835-41
R:.Air
O:England
A:Wyresdale,Lancashire
Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Aug 2004
K:F
(F/E/F/G/) FA|GFF2|A/G/A/B/ Ac|BAA2|!
c(e/d/) c(g/f/)|Aa/f/ ca|bgfe|f2F2:|!
|:af de/f/|ge cd/e/|fdc=B|c/=B/c/d/ cc|!
af de/f/|ge cd/e/|fdc=B|c2c2:|!
|:c3/2d/4c/4 =BA|ccBA|d3/2e/4d/4 cB|ddcB|!
c3/2d/4c/4 BA|ccBA|BGFE|F2F2:|!
|:C3/2c/4=B/4 c_B|Afef|C3/2c/4=B/4 c_B|Afef|!
dbbb|caaa|(g/a/g/f/) (e/f/e/d/)|(c/d/c/B/) (A/B/A/G/)|!
c3/2d/4c/4 BA|ccBA|d3/2e/4d/4 cB|ddcB|!
c3/2d/4c/4 BA|ccBA|BGFE|F2F2:|

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