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3543 1312
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Composer/Core Source
Region
England
Genre/Style
English
Meter/Rhythm
Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/8
History
ENGLAND(North East), ENGLAND(North West), ENGLAND(East Anglia)
Structure
AAB
Editor/Compiler
John Hall
Book/Manuscript title
Book:John Hall music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
c. 1833
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
X:1
T:Alexander (Jig) [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:John Hall music manuscript collection (c. 1833, Northumberland)
F:
http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=W0206200&image=1
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B>cB d2d|cBA B2B|GFG A2G|FED A3|
B>cB d2d|cBA B2B|GFG A2G|FEF G2:|
|:A>BA AFd|Bfd Aaf|gec dAF|AGF E2z|
A>BA AFd|Afd Aaf|gec dAF|GFE D3||
c>dc aca|BcB gBg|cdc aca|Bgf g3|
cdc aca|BcB gBg|cdc aca|Bgf g2z!fermata!||
Sheet Music for "Alexander (Jig) [1]" Alexander (Jig) [1] Book: John Hall music manuscript collection (c. 1833, Northumberland) Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
X:1
T:Alexander (Jig) [1], a country dance
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 24)
N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
BAB d2d|cBA B2G|GFG A2G|{G}FED B2G|
BcB d2d|cBA B2G|GFG A2G|FED G2||
B|ABA AFd|Afd Aaf|ge^c dAF|AGF E3|
ABA Aff|Afd Aaf|ge^c dAF|EA^c d3||
|:cdc (ac)a|Bgd (bB)b|cdc aca|Bgf (g3 g2)z:|]
Sheet Music for "Alexander (Jig) [1], a country dance" Alexander (Jig) [1], a country dance Jig Source: John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 24) Notes: Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
X:157
T:Allexander
T:Alexander (Jig) [1]
O:No 156 William Clarke of Feltwell
Z:Transcribed by David Dolby 2010
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
d|BcBd2d|cBAB2G|GFGA2G|BcBA2A|
BcBd2d|cBAB2G|GFGA2G|FEFG2:|
|:A|ABA AFd|Afd Aaf|ge^c dfa|agfe2A|
ABA AFd|Afd Aaf|ge^c dfa|ge^c|d2:|
|:B|cdc aga|BcB gfg|cdc aga|Bgf gdB|
cdc aga|BcB gfg|cdc aga|dgfg2:|
Sheet Music for "Allexander" Allexander Alexander (Jig) [1] (No 156 William Clarke of Feltwell) Transcription: Transcribed by David Dolby 2010
