Lady Grantham's Delight

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 Theme code Index    315 422H
 Also known as    Arklow Lasses, Royal Irish Quick Step
 Composer/Core Source    
 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    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Thomas Preston
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Preston's Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1804
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 526, p. 223
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1804
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Lady Grantham’s Delight M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig B:Preston’s 24 Country Dances for the Year 1804 (No. 526, p. 223) N:“With proper tunes and directions to each dance, as they are performed at N:Court, Bath and all Public Assemblies.” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|(FE).D (DE).D (AF).D|GFE EFE e2f|gfe dfd ecA|(B/c/d)B AGF E2:| |:g|(fe).d (df).d (ec).A|(fe).d (de).f g2g|(fe).d (df).d (ec).A|(B/c/d).B AGF E2:|]


X:1 T:Quick Step T:AKA - Royal Irish Quick Step T:AKA - Lady Grantham’s Delight T:AKA - Arklow Lasses M:9/8 L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection (p. 14), dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks or the provenance of his N:ms. but it is possible he was from England. N:His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had possibly N:been in the possession of his descendants. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|F2D DED AFD|G2E EFE e2g|f2d dfd ecA|d2B AGF E2:| |:g|f2d dfd ecA|f2d a2f e2g|f2d dfd ecA|d2B AGF E2:|