Annotation:Twenty-Fifth of May
X:148 T:Twenty-Fifth of May M:C L:1/8 B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d/d/d df d/d/d fa|d/d/d ad' {c'}b2 ag|b>gb>g a>fa>f|(b/g/)f e(d/c/) d2 D2:| |:d>fd>f e>ge>g|f>af>a g2 fe|b>gb>g a>fa>f|(e/g/)f e(d/c/) d4:| |:(d/c/d) (A/G/F) d>A F>D|(E/F/E) (F/G/A) G>F E2|(d/c/d) (A/G/F) d>A F>D|(E/F/E) G>B A>F D2:||
TWENTY-FIFTH OF MAY, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The melody is unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 country dance collection.
