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Theme code Index
1H1H4H2H 72H55
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Country Dance
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:James Oswald
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 2
Tune and/or Page number
p. 89
Year of publication/Date of MS
1760
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
Beggar's Dance: Annotations
X:1
T:Beggar’s Dance, The
M:C
L:1/8
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 89)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
"Brisk"d3a (gf)(ed)| (cd)(ec) A3G|(FD)(dc) (BG)(gf)|eAaf {f}e4|
d3a (gf)(ed)|(cd)ec A3G|(FD)(dc) (BG)(ed)|cBA^G A4:|
|:A3e (dc)(BA)|A2 (BG) F3F|B3e dBge|(dB)(c^A) B3b|
B3e (dc)(B=A)|BEed {d}c3d|e3a (gf)(ed)|eAag {g}f3e|
d3a (gf)(ed)|(cd)(ec) A3G|(FD)(dc) (BG)(gf)|(eA)(af) {f}e4|
d3a (gf)(ed)|(cd)(ec) A3G|(FD)(dc) BG (gf)|b(gfe) d4:|]
Beggar's Dance: Annotations