Annotation:Sicilian Dance (2)
X:1 T:Sicilian, The T:Sicilian Dance [2] R: Jig S: John Clare, Poet, Helpston. (1793-1864) N: aka. JC.082 O: England A: Northamptonshire Z: vmp.P. Headford M: 6/8 L: 1/8 F: http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/clare_J.abc F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/Intl/event/20120219/SicilianCircleDance.abc K: D |: "D"f2f "A7"efg | "D"afd "A7"c2A | "D"FAd "G"GBd | "Em"efg "A7"{f}e3 | "D"f2f "A7"efg | "D"afd "A7"c2A | "D"FAd "G"Bgf | "A7"edc "D"d3 :| |: "D"afd "A7"ecA | "D"afd "A7"ecA | "D"afd "G"Bgf | "E7"efd "A7"cBA | "D"afd "A7"ecA | "D"afd "A7"ecA | "D"afd "G"Bgf | "A7"edc "D"d3 :|
SICILIAN DANCE [2]. English, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Sicilian Dance [2]" is a different 6/8 time melody than “Sicilian Dance (1) (The)” and appears in the c. 1820-1840 music manuscript collection of poet and musician John Clare (1793-1864, Helpston, Northants). The same tune can be found as an untitled jig in The Sussex Tunebook.