Time's a Tell Tale

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 Theme code Index    1H1H5H5H 1H1H2H5
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 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(London and South East)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Cahusac
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Annual Collection of Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1809
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1809
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Time’s a Tell Tale M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:WM Cahusac – Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1809, No. 2 N:”With proper Directions to each Dance as they are performed at N:Court, Bath, and all Public Assemblys.” Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2d dcd|a2a age|d2d dcd|e2c ABc| d2d dcd|a3 age|d3 {f}ede|(d3 d2):| |:F/G/|A2A Adc|B2B BGF|E2E EAG|G3 F2F/G/| A2A Adc|B2b bge|c2a ABc|(d3 d2):||


X:1 T:Time is a tell tale M:6/8 L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection (p. 14), dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks or the provenance of his N:ms. but it is possible he was from England. N:His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had possibly N:been in the possession of his descendants. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2 d cdf|{g}a3 age|d2d {e}dcd|{cd}e2c ABc| d2d {e}dcd|a3 age|d2d fde|d3 d2|| |:F/G/|A2A Adc|B2B BGF|E2E EAG|(G3 F2) F/G/| A2A AdA|B2b a^ge |c2e dB^G|BA^G .A.B.c!D.C.!||