Merry Men Home from the Grave

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 Theme code Index    1315 1H632
 Also known as    Merry Men Home from the War, Merryman's Grave, Our Boys (2), Merry Men (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Military
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:George B. Bruce & Dan Emmett
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Bruce & Emmett's Drummers' and Fifers' Guide
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 52
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1862
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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Merry Men Home from the Grave: Annotations


X:1
%
T:Merry Men (Home from the Grave)
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Quickstep March
S:Bruce & Emmett's Drummers' and Fifers' Guide (1862) 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D | GAB BAB | GBd def | gfe edB | BAA A2B | 
GAB BAB | GBd def | gfe edB | dBG G2 :|
|: d | gfg efg | ab^g afd | egf edB | BAA A2B | 
GAB BAB | GBd def | gfe edB | dBG G2 :| |  
X:1
%
T:Merry Men, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Anonymous 1862 American music manuscript collection (p. 1)
N:https://archive.org/stream/MerryMen/MUMSS-00079#page/n0/mode/2up
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GAB BAB|GBd dBd|gfg edB|cBA A3|
GAB BAB|GBd dBd|gfg edB|cBA G2z:|
|:gfg efg|afe d3|gfg edB|cBA A3|
GAB BAB|GBd dBd|gfg edB|cBA G2z:|]
X:1
%
T:Merryman's Grave
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:March
S:the music manuscript book of fifer 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D|G2B BAB|GBd def|gfg edB|dcA A2B|
GBB BAB|GBd def|gfg edB|dBG G2:|
|:d|def gfg|eag fed|def gfg|a2A A2B|
G2B BAB|GBd def|gfg edB|dBG G2:|]
X:105
%
T:Merry Men Home from the War
B:American Veteran Fifer (1905, No. 105)
C:By W.M. Larrabee Binghamton N.Y.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/8=300
K:G t=8
D | GAB BAB | GBd def | gfe edB | BAA A2B |
GAB BAB | GBd def | gfe edB | dBG G2 :|
|: d | gfg efg | abg afd | ege edB | BAA A2B |
GAB BAB | GBd def | gfe edB | dBG G2 :|

Merry Men Home from the Grave: Annotations