Magpie Lane

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Theme code Index	3H1H1H 3H1H7
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:John Baptist Malchair
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	9/8
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:John Baptist Malchair
Book/Manuscript title	Book:John Baptist Malchair music manuscript collection vol. 3
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Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1789
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Magpie Lane: Annotations

X:1
T:Magpie Lane
M:9/8
L:1/8
S:John Baptist Malchair - "Vol. 3 The Third Collection of Tunes" 
S:(late 18th cent. music manuscript, c. 1760-1792)
N:The tune was untitled in the manuscript, but was headed with the note:
N:"I heard a Man whistle this Tune in Magpey Lane Oxon
N:Dbr. 22 1780. came home and noted it down directly." 
N: Malchair (1739-1810) was born in Germany and trained as a chorister at 
N:Cologne Cathedral; by his teens he was teaching violin and playing 
N:in the Three Choirs festival. His manuscripts were compiled over a thirty year 
N:period during which time he was the leader of the "Oxford Music Room Band". 
R:Jig (9/8)
K:D
fga d2d d3|fga ded c2A|fga d2 ddef|
gab abg f2d||fga a2a a3|fga aba f2d|
fga abc' d'c'b|agf efd c2A||

Magpie Lane: Annotations