Annotation:Belentine's March
X: 1 T:Belentines, or. JC.137 T:Palladines, or. JC.137 B:John Clare,Poet,Helpstone (1793-1864) N:Title unclear.Bar 1,dot added to 1st qu, and 3's added to the slurs, as N:in bar 5. A:Northamptonshire, England Z:Village Music Project, 2000, Phil Headford M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Clare/ClareJn(12-4-16).abc K:G " As Writ"G2d2d>d ((3ded) ((3cBA)|\ B2g>gg2g2f2|e2d2c2B2|G2GGGGc cA| G2d>d ((3ded) ((3cBA)|B2g>gg2f2|a>f f>e e>d|d2ddd4:| |:d2c>cB2GB|B2BBB2zB2|E2FG AB cA|F2D>DzD2| G2BGE2|F2d>BG2e>c|Bg ecB2cA|G2GGG4:|
BELENTINE'S MARCH. English, March (whole time). "Belentine's March" was entered in the c. 1840's music manuscript collection of John Clare (1793-1864), a musician and poet from Helpstone, Northamptonshire. The handwritten title is difficult to decipher in the manuscript, and the title may be "Paladines" or an alternate spelling. A version of the same tune can be found in the 1850 music manuscript of shoemaker and musician William Winter (1774-1861) of Somerset, southwest England, under the title "March 7th Valentine."
