Three Ravens (The)

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Theme code Index	123b5 43b22
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	2/2
History	ENGLAND(Wales)"ENGLAND(Wales)" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Thomas Ravenscroft
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Melismata
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1611
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Year recorded
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Score (1)

Three Ravens (The)

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Three Ravens (The)