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Composer/Core Source
Region
England
Genre/Style
English
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
3/4
History
Structure
AABBCCDD
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Burk Thumoth
Book/Manuscript title
Book:12 English and 12 Irish Airs with Variations
Tune and/or Page number
No. 3, p. 6-7
Year of publication/Date of MS
c. 1745
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score (1 )
Sheet Music for "The Modest Question" The Modest Question Air Variation 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Book: Burk Thumoth - 12 English and 12 Irish Airs with Variations (c. 1745, No. 3, p. 6-7) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
X:1
T:Modest Question, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Burk Thumoth - 12 English and 12 Irish Airs with Variations (c. 1745, No. 3, p. 6-7)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
V:1
G2|d2 (cB)(AG)|A(cBAGF)|(G>A)B2D2|E2D2G2|{AB}c2 BABc|
(B2A2) (A>B/2c/4)|BA G2 (B>^c/2d/4)|(^cB)A2G2|F2TG2A2|{g}f2 ed^cB|
A>B(AFGE)|D4:||:FG/A/)|D2D2 (GA/B/)|D2D2 dB|(B2A2)G2 (F2TG2)A2|{cd}e2 (dcBA)|
B4 D2|E2 cBAG|F2 dcBA|G2 edcB|c4 Ac|(BdcBAG)|gedBcA|G4:|
|:"Variation"G2|{Bc}d2 cBAG|(3ABc (3BcA (3GAF|(G>A)B2D2|{F}E2 D2G2|(A/B/c) (B/A/G) (e/d/c)|TB2A2 (A>B/2c/4)|
(B/G/F/G/) TG2 (B/G/B/d/)|(c/B/A) A2TG2|F/D/TF G/D/TG A2|{g}f2 (3efd (3^cdB|A>B A/(B/A/F/) B/(G/F/E/)|
{E}D4:||:FG/A/|.D.D (D/F/E/D/) (G/B/A/G/)|D2D/(F/E/D/) (e/d/c/B/)|B2( A/G/F)G2|F/F/TF G/G/TG A2|
{cd}e2 (3dec (3BcA|TB4D2|E/(G/F/E/) (c/B/A/G/) (A/G/F/E/)|(F/A/G/F/) (d/c/B/A/) (B/A/G/F/)|
(G/A/B/c/) (d/e/f/g/) (e/d/c/B/)|!fermata!{B}Tc4 (A/B/c)|(B/c/d) (3cdB (3ABG|ge (e/d/c/B/) (d/c/B/A/)|G6:|]
V:2 clef = bass
z2|G,,4B,,2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,4B,,2|C,2B,,2B,2|A,2G,2G,,2|
D,2D,,2F,2|G,2G,,2E,2|A,2A,,2^C,2|D,6|D,4E,2|
F,G,A,2A,,2|D,4:|z2|D,2D,,2z2|D,2D,,2z2|D,2D,,2B,,2|A,,2B,,2C,2|A,,2D,2D,,2|
G,,2B,,2G,,2|C,2A,,2C,2|D,2B,,2D,2|E,2C,2A,,2|F,,4F,,2|G,,2A,,2B,,2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,4:|
|:z2|G,,4B,,2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,4B,,2}C,2B,,2B,2|A,2G,2G,,2|D,2D,,2F,2|
G,2G,,2E,2|A,2A,,2^C,2|D,6|D,4E,2|F,>G, A,2A,,2|
D,4:||:z2|D,2D,,2z2|D,2D,,2z2|D,2D,,2B,,2|A,,2B,,2C,2|
A,2D,2D,,2|G,,2B,,2G,,2|C,2A,,2C,2|D,2B,,2D,2|
E,2C,2A,,2|!fermata!F,,4F,,2|G,,2A,,2B,,2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,6:|