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Also known as
Female Hero
Composer/Core Source
Region
England, Scotland
Genre/Style
English, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/8
History
ENGLAND(North East)
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:William Vickers
Book/Manuscript title
Book:William Vickers' music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number
No. 442
Year of publication/Date of MS
1770
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score (1 )
X:1
T:British Hero, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:William Vickers (1770)
K:G
c|B/c/dc BGB|cAc BGB|B/c/dc BGB|AFG ABc|
B/c/dc BGB|cAc BGB|gfe dcB|AFG AB:|
|:c|BAG GDG|BGB gdc|BAG GDG|AFG ABc|
BAG GDG|BGB gdc|efg dcB|AFG AB:||
X:1
T:British Hero, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Quickstep
B:John McLachlan - Piper’s Assistant (1854, No. 44, p. 25)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
d|d<ed cAc|TdBd cAd|c/d/ed TcBA|dBG Bcd|
c<ed cAc|dBd c>BA |agf g2e|dBG Bc:|
|:d|Tc>BA AAA|cAc aed|c>BSA AcA|d>BG Bcd|
c>BA AAA|cAc agf|g2a edc|TBAG Bc:|]