Jack's Gone a-Shearing

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 Theme code Index    155 7b42
 Also known as    Carnagie's Jig, Jockie's Gone a Sheering, Nine Nights Awa, Welcome Home My Dearie (3)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Triple Hornpipe
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    3/2
 History    
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Margaret Sinkler Manuscript
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1710
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:A horn pyp T:(aka Jack's Gone a-Shearing) M:3/2 L:1/4 R:Triple-time hornpipe S:Sinkler ms Glasgow 1710 Z:Matt Seattle N:repeats assumed; str 3 bar 3 suspect K:Dmix D/E/F/G/ AD A2|c G2 C E/F/G/E/|D/E/F/G/ AD F/G/ A|d A2 G F E/D/:|] [|:d/e/f/d/ e/f/g/e/ f/g/a/f/|ge ec e/f/g/e/|d/e/f/d/ e/f/g/e/ f/g/a/f/|aAAG/A/F E/D/:|] [|:DA FA DA|cG GG C E/F/G/E/|B,F DF B,F|aA AG/A/F E/D/:|]


X:2 T:Jack's Gone a-Shearing M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Triple Hornpipe S:William Vickers' music manuscript collection (1770, Northumberland) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmix D/E/F/G/ ADFA|cGGF EC|D/E/F/G/ ADFA|dAAG FD:| |:DFEG FA|cGGF EC|DFEG FA|dAAG FD:| |:fdge fa|geed ce|fdge fd|dAAG FD:|]


X:1 T:Jockie's Gone a Sheering M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Triple Hornpipe S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, Waverly, Cumbria, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B|G/A/B/c/ dGBd|gccB AF|G/A/B/c/ dGBd|gddc BG:| |:g2 bgaf|dffc AF|g2 bgaf|dggc BG:| |:GBAc Bd|dggc AF|GBAc Bd|dggc BG:| |:g2 c'/b/a/g/ bd'|d'afa bd'|e'abg af|dggc BG:|]