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Also known as
Dance after My Pipe , Nightpiece (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region
England
Genre/Style
English
Meter/Rhythm
Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/4
History
Structure
AB
Editor/Compiler
John Playford
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
1651
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Shaking of the Sheets [2], The
M:6/4
L:1/8
S:Playford - The Dancing Master (1651)
S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
A2|B4 G2 d4 B2|G4 D2G2 B4|A4 c2 B3A G2|G3F G2 A4 A2|
B4G2 d4B2|G4 D2 G2B4|A4 c2 B3A G2|F2A2B2 c4||
d2|e4 c2 d4 c2|B3A G2 A4 D2|G4 F2 G4 D2|B3A G2 A4 A2|
e4 c2 d4 c2|B3A G2 A4 D2|G4 F2 G4 D2|B2 A4 G6||