Constant Billy

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Theme code Index	1347L 47L36L
Also known as	Cease Your Funning (1), Death of Parker, Lofty Mountains, President Parker
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English, Morris
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AA'B
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Cecil Sharp & Herbert MacIlwaine
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Morris Dance Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 7-10
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1912
Artist	Biography:John Kirkpatrick
Title of recording	Plain Capers
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Topic TSCE458
Year recorded	1976
Media
Score (1)

Constant Billy: Annotations

X:1 T:Constant Billy M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Adderbury K:A E|A2e c<Ac|d2B G2E|c>BA F2E|1 EFG A2:|2 EFG A3||cde f3| Bcd e3|cde f3|Bcd e2 (3e/f/g/|a2e c<Ac|d2B G2E|c>BA F2E|EFG A2||

X:2 T:Constant Billy M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Neal - Espérance Morris Book (1910, p. 27) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D2 A FEF|G2E ECA,|F2D B,2D|A,B,C D3| G2A BGE|F2G AFD|G2A BGE|EF^G A3| D2A FEF|G2E ECA,|F2D B,2D|A,B,C D3||

X:1 T:Constant Billy M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Sharp & MacIlwaine - "Morris Dance Tunes" (c. 1812, pp. 7-11) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E|A>ce .c.b.A|.d.c.d .B.G.E|(c>BA) .F.G.A|.E.F.G. A2E| A>ce cBA|d>cd BGE|c>BA FGA|EFG A2|| A|cde fdc|B>cd ecA|cde fdc|B>cd e3| e>de cAc|d>cd BGE|cBA FGA|EFG A2A| cde fdc|B>cd ecA|cde fdc|B>cd e3| e>de cAc|d>cd BGE|cBA FGA|EFG A2||

Constant Billy: Annotations