Black Boy (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	13 1H5H 4H2 31
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Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABBCCDD'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Peter Barnes
Book/Manuscript title	Book:English Country Dance Tunes vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1986
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BLACK BOY, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 and 6/8 times). A Major ('A' and 'B' parts) & D Major ('C' and 'D' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD'. The tune appears in a music manuscript from the village of Ashover, Derbyshire, dated 1762.

Printed source: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

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