Bird Catchers (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H5 3H4H3H4H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Samuel Ann & Peter Thompson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 132, p. 66
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1780
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 Score   (1)   



X: 1 T:Bird Catchers. THO4.132, The A:England; London O: M:2/4 L:1/8 Z:vmp. Peter Dunk 2010/11.from a transcription by Fynn Titford-Mock 2007 B:Thompson's Compleat Coll. of 200 Favourite Country Dances Vol.IV. 1773-80 Q:1/4=140 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Thompson/Thompson%20IV(12-4-16).abc K:C c2 c/B/c/d/|c2G2|egfd|egfd|c2 c/B/c/d/|c2G2|egfd|e2d2:| |:g2g2|g2 fe|defd|cBAG|g2g2|g2 ec|dfdB|c2C2:|


X: 1 T:Bird Catchers. WCl.04 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:240 S:William Clarke MS,Lincoln,1770. R:Country Dance. O:Lincoln A:England Z:vmp.Barry Callaghan F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/England/slipjig/wclarke.abc K:D d2 (d/2c/2d/2e/2)|d2A2|fage|fage|d2 (d/2c/2d/2e/2)|d2 A2|dagf|f2e2::! a2 a2|a2 gf|efge|dcBA|a2 a2|a2 gf|edef|e2d2:|


X: 1 T:Bird Catchers. VWMLa.061 R:Country-dance B:Anon. MS, late 18thC, Vaughan Williams Mem. Library A:England;Yorkshire Z:Village Music Project/efdss.Simon Wilson. Reviewed PJH 2008. M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:2/4=80 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Vwmla/Vwmla(12-4-16).abc K:D "^F"d2d/c/d/e/|d2A2|"P"fage|fage|"^F"d2d/c/d/e/|d2A2|"P"fagf|f2e2:| |:"^F"a2a2|a2gf|efge|dcBA|a2a2|a2fd|egec|d2D2:|


X:1 T:Bird Catcher, The M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 168, p. 44) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n59/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D dd f/e/d/e/|fa a2|ee g/f/e/d/|cABc|dd f/e/d/e/|faa2|g/f/e/d/ c/d/e/c/|dd d2:| |:cafd|cde2|fffd|fa g/f/e/d/|eafd|cd e2|(g/f/)e/d/ f^g|a2a2 !fermata!A2| {=gfe}dd f/e/d/e/|fa a2|ee g/f/e/d/|cABc|dd f/e/d/e/|fa a2 |g/f/e/d/ c/d/e/c/|dd d2||