Blackling Races

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 Theme code Index    1353 51H76
 Also known as    Babes in the Woods (3), Blanchland Races, Miller's Frolics (2) (The), Peter Street (1), Timour the Tartar
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABA
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Burks
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:John Burks music manuscript
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1821
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Blackling Races M:C| L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks or the provenance of his N:ms. but it is probable he was from England. N:His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had possibly N:been in the possession of his descendants. N:Burks also had another version, an untitled tune in B Flat. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|A2 (cB/A/) e>Ac>A|e>Aa>A g>af>A|e>A (cB/A/) e>Ac>A|GEBE dEGE| A2 (cB/A/) e>Ac>A|e>Aa>A g>Af>A|efec eaec|BABc A2z2:| A|(GF/E/) B>EG>E|B>Ed>E c>EB>E|c2 (cB/A/) e>Ac>A|e>Aa>A e>Ac>A| e>A (cB/A/) e>Af>A|e>A (cB/A/) a>Ae>A|e>cf>d dcBA|GABA GEFG||


X:1 T:Hornpipe, A T:AKA – “Blackling Races” T:AKA – “Peter Street [1]” M:C| L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks or the provenance of his N:ms. but it is probable he was from England. N:His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had possibly N:been in the possession of his descendants. N:Burks also had “Blackling Races” in his ms. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb F|B2 (d/c/B) fBdB|fBgB aBgB|fB d/c/B fBbB|AFAF dFcF| B2 (d/c/B) fBdB|fBbB aBfB|fgfd fbfd|cBcd B2B:| |:F2 A/G/F cFAF|cFeF dFcF|B2 (dc/B/) fBdB|fBbB aBgb| fgfe babg|fgfd babf|fdba gfed|cBAG FGAF!D.C.!:|