Briton Polka

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Theme code Index	1H553 4666
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Composer/Core Source	Biography:George H. Watson
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Polka
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	ENGLAND(East Anglia)
Structure	AABCD
Editor/Compiler	Biography:George H. Watson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:George H. Watson music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number	No. 11
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1890
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Briton Polka: Annotation

X:11 T:Briton Polka. GHW.011 M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=100 B:George H.Watson,MS,Swanton Abbott,Norfolk,c1890 R:.Polka A:England; Norfolk N:A number of bars have sets of three semiquavers, leaving a beat short. N:I have interpreted these as two semi-quavers + quaver -which seems more N:appropriate than quaver + two semiquavers. The bars affected are N:1,3,5,7,10,12,14,17,19,21,2 N:Fine sign at end of A, DC at end of D part (note C part is in fact the N:A part again Z:Village Music Project, Taz Tarry, 2000 K:D "_NB"(df)A2 (Ad)F2|G2B2 B4|(eg)c2 (ce)A2|e2f2 f4| (df)A2 (Ad)F2|G2B2 B4|egc2 ceA2|d2d2d2 z2:| f3ff3f|gad2 dfA2|e3ee3e|efc2 ceA2| f3ff3f|gad2 dfA2|c2d2d2g2|g2^f2=f2z2|| dfA2 AdF2|G2B2 B4|egc2 ceA2|e2f2 f4| dfA2 AdF2|G2B2 B4|egc2 ceA2|d2d2d2 z2| K:G B2d2g3f|e2g2c3A|F2A2e3d|B2d2G3G| B2d2g3f|e2g2c3e|A2c2F3A|G2G2G2 z2|]

Briton Polka: Annotation