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571H2H 3H1H2H2H
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Composer/Core Source
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Contra
Meter/Rhythm
Country Dance
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4
History
USA(Mid Atlantic)
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:George Willig
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Willig's Collection of Popular Country Dances No. 4
Tune and/or Page number
p. 3
Year of publication/Date of MS
1812
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
Sheet Music for "The Sphinx" The Sphinx Jig Book: George Willig (Willig’s Collection of Popular County Dances No. 4), Philadelphia, 1812; p. 3. Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
X:1
T:Sphinx, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:George Willig (Willig’s Collection of Popular County Dances No. 4),
B:Philadelphia, 1812; p. 3.
B:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015096441715&view=1up&seq=2&skin=2021
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
AA/d/ cc/e/|dd/f/ ee/g/|ff/a/ dd/f/|e/d/e/f/ ea|
AA/d/ cc/e/|dd/f/ ee/g/|ff/a/ dd/f/|ee/f/ d2:|
|:ee/c/ AA|f/g/a/e/ dd|e>c A/c/e/g/|f/a/g/e/ d2|
a>f d/f/a/d'/|bg e2|A/a/f/d/ A/g/e/c/|d/f/a/d'/ d2:|]
