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 Theme code Index    5H3H1H5 62H2H7
 Also known as    British White Feathers
 Composer/Core Source    Cosmo Gordon
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Mr. Cantelo
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Twenty Four American Country Dances
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1785
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Monckton, The T:British White Feathers C:"by the Hon. C.G." (Cosmo Gordon) M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Mr. Cantelo - "Twenty Four American Country Dances as Danced by the B:British during their Winter Quarters at Philadelphia, New York, & Charles Town" (1785, No. 2) N:"Collected by Mr. Cantelo Musician at Bath, where they are now Dancing for N:the first time in Britain..." Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D V:1 a2a fef|d3 A3|.B.c.d .e.f.g|e>fd cBA| a2a fef|d3 A3|B>gf edc|d3 D3:| |:D>FD D>FD|E>GE E>GE|.F.G.A .B.A.G|FED CB,A,| D>FD D>FD|E>GE E>GE|{c}BAG F>GE|D3 D3:| |:(d2e) (c2d)|(B2d) (A2d)|.A.F.D .A.F.D|[A,E][A,E][A,E] [A,2E2]z| (d2e) (c2d)|(B2d) (A2d)|Bcd {g}f2e|f>dd d3:| V:2 clef = bass D,2F, A,2F,|D,2D, D,E,F,|G,3C,3|D,2F, A,3| D,2F, A,2F,|D,2D, D,E,F,|G,3 A,2A,|D,3 D,,3:| |:F,3D,3|C,3A,,3|D,E,F, G,3|D,3A,3| F,3D,3|C,3A,,3|G,2E, A,2A,,|D,3D,,3:| |:B,3A,3|G,3F,3|D,3D,3|A,,C,E, A,,2z| B,3A,3|G,3F,3|G,3 A,,B,,C,|D,F,A, D,3:|