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Theme code Index
61H61H 6535
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region
England
Genre/Style
English
Meter/Rhythm
Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/8
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number
No. 16
Year of publication/Date of MS
1757
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Happy Couple [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:The 'g' note in the 7th measure may be played sharp.
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|B2c d2A|B2c d2A|BdB AdA|F>ED A3|
G3 (Fd)c|cBA ^G>AB|g>ab Td3|cea ce/d/c/B/|A3 A2:|
|:A|BGB Adf|eAG F2A|BGB A2d|e/f/gf e2G|
GFB BAd|dcf fed|{d}Tc2d g>fe|d>AF D2:||
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