Fair Maid of Whickham

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 Theme code Index    1143 4231
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 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    Northumbrian/Borders
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Vickers
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:William Vickers' music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 576
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1770
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Fair Maid of Whickham M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S: Bruce & Stokoe - Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g|G2G GAB|cdc B3|cBc Adc|BGG G2g| G2g GAB|cdc B3|cBc Adc|BGG G2:| |:B|cec BdB|A2A F2F|G2G GAB|cdc B3| cec BdB|AcA F2f|gfg ABc|BGG G2:||


X:1 T:Fair Maid of Whickham, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Cocks - Tutor for the Northumbrian Half-Long Bagpipes (1925, No. 10, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A a|A2B ABc|ded Tc3|dcd Bed|cAB A2a| A2B ABc|ded Tc3|dcd Bed|cAB A2:| |:c|dfd cec|B2{e}B G2{A}G|A2B ABc|ded Tc3| dfd cec|BdB G2g|aga Bcd|cAB A2:|]


X:73 T:Fair Maid of Whickham M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:1/2=80 K:G ||:d|"G"G2G GAB|"C"cdc "G"B3|"C"cBc "D7"Adc|"G"BGG G2g|! "G"G2G GAB|"C"cdc "G"~B3|"C"cBc "D7"Adc|"G"BGG G2:||! ||:B|"C"cec "G"BdB|"Am"AcA "D7"FGA|"G"G2G GAB|"C"cdc "G"~B3 |! "C"cac "G"BgB|"Am"Aag "D7"fga|"G"gfg "D7"ABc|"G"BGG G2:||!