Annotation:Air in Fortunatus
X:1 T:Air in Fortunatus M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:Neil Stewart – “Select Collection of Scots, English, Irish and Foreign B:Airs, Jiggs & Marches” (1784, No. 49, p. 22) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D a|{g}f>ed d'c'b|(af)d TA2G|FAd (f/g/a).f|eee e2a| {g}f>ed d'c'b|{af}d TA2G-|FAd gfe|.d.d.d d2:| |:e|cea gfe|dfa d'c'b|afa (b/c'/d').c'|.b.b.b Tb2c'| d'af (b/c'/d').b|afd B2(d|A)FA gfe|.d.d.d d2:|]
AIR IN FORTUNATUS. English, Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Fortunatus was a pantomime by actor and playwright Henry Woodward (1714-1777), first staged in London in 1753 and much revived after that.
