Irishman's Choice (The)

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 Theme code Index    7b53b 7b7b7b
 Also known as    Irish Man's Choice (The), My Mind Will Never be Easy, Woo'd and Married and a'
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Slip/Hop Jig
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    9/8
 History    ENGLAND(London and South East)
 Structure    AABB'CC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 99
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1757
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Irish Man's Choice, The M:9/8 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin d|cAA AGA FGA|c2c cdc ccd|cAA AGA FGA|D2d de^c d2:| |:d/c/|A2f fgf ffA|ccc cdc ccd|cAA AGA FEF|1 D2d de^c d2:||2 D2d de^c dcd| |:A2A AGA F3|ABc ccc def|AGA AGA FEF|D2d de^c d3:||


X: 1 T: Irish Man's Choice. JJo.139, The B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 8 1758 Z:vmp.Simon Wilson 2013 www.village-music-project.org.uk Z:Dance added by John Chambers 2017 T: My Mind Will Never Be Easy,aka. JJo.139 T: Woo'd and Married and a',aka. JJo.139 M:9/8 L:1/8 %Q:3/8=130 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/JohnJohnson/V8/ChoiceCollection2.abc K:F |: d |\ cAA AGA FGA | c2c cdc ccd |cAA AGA FGA | D2d de^cd2 :| |: d/c/ |\ A2f fgf ffA | ccc cdc ccd |cAA AGA FEF | D2d de^c | dcd :| |:\ A2A AGAF3 | ABc ccc def |AGA AGA FEF | D2d de^cd2 :| %%begintext align %% The 1st Cu. 3 hands round with the 2d %% Wo. .| the same with th 2d Man ..| Cross %% over two Cu. .| Lead up to the top and %% cast off ..| Hands 4 across at Bottom .| %% Right and Left at top ..| %%endtext