March to Boston

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 Theme code Index    3H3H4H2H 72H1H3
 Also known as    Road to Boston
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Military
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    USA(New England)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Thomas Nixon Jr.
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Thomas Nixon Jr. music copybook
 Tune and/or Page number    pp. 88-89
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1776-78
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:March to Boston T:Road to Boston M:C L:1/8 S:Thomas Nixon Jr./Joseph Long copybook (c. 1776-78) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D f2 fe/f/|gfed|cdef|dAFA|f2 fe/f/|gfed| cdef d2d2||a2 ag/a/|bagf|g2 gf/g/| agfe|f2 fe/f/|gfed|cdef|d2d2||


X:1 T:Irish Haymakers—March to Boston M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March S:M.E. Eames music manuscript book, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 179) S: http://archive.org/details/MEEamesBook N:Eames was perhaps from Philadelphia Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D f2 fe/f/|gf ed|cd ef/e/|dA FA|f2 fe/f/|gf ed| cd ef/e/|d3 d||a2 ag/a/|ba gf|g2 gf/g/|ag fe| f2 fe/f/|gf ed|cd ef/e/|dA FA|f2 fe/f/|gf ed|cd ef/e/|d3 d||