Annotation:Quick Step in Forty Thieves
X:1 T:Quick Step in Forty Thieves M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 132, p. 34) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n49/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin e2 (e/f/) g2 (g/f/)|e2 (e/f/) g2 (g/f/)|(g/f/)(g/a/) (c'/b/)(a/g/)|f2 B2|e2 (e/f/) g2 (g/f/)|e2(e/f/) g2 (g/f/)|fB ba|g2e2:| |:b(b/a/) g(g/a/)|b(b/a/) g(g/a/)|c'bag|f2d2|(e/^d/)(e/f/) (g/f/)(g/a/)|bbbc'|bagf|e2e2:| |:b(b/a/) g(g/a/)|b(b/a/) g(g/a/)|c'bag|f2d2|(e/^d/)(e/f/) (g/f/)(g/a/)|bbbc'|bagf|e2e2:|
QUICK STEP IN FORTY THIEVES. English, Quick Step March (2/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. "Quick Step in Forty Thieves" was composed by Michael Kelly for the opera The Forty Thieves which premiered at Drury Lane around 1806. See note for Kelly's companion "March in Forty Thieves" for more information.
