Balance the Straw (1)

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 Theme code Index    3334 4223
 Also known as    Balance a Straw, Birmingham March, Captain and His Whiskers (1) (The), Captain with His Whiskers (The), Captain Money's March, Chimes, From the Man I Love, Give me the girl that's ripe for joy, Lads a Bunchum (1), Tulip (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English, Morris
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    ENGLAND(East Midlands), ENGLAND(South Midlands)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:David Rutherford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Rutherford's Compleat Collection of 200 Country Dances vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 27, p. 14
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1760
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Ballance [sic] a Straw [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:David Rutherford – Rutherford’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite B:Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, c. 1760, No. 27, p. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G dc|B2 B>B {Bc}d2 cB|A2 A>A A2 Bc|{Bc}d2 cB {AB}c2 BA|G2 G>G G2:| |:gf|e2 d>d d2 (3GBd|c2 B>B B2 gf|e2 d>d d2 cB|AGAB D2 dc| B2 B>B BgdB|A2 A>A A2 Bc|dgdB AcBA|G2 G>G G2:|]


X:1 T:Balance a Straw [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Country Dance S: William Clark of Lincoln music manuscript collection (1770, No. 18, p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G GA|B2 BB Bc dB|A2 AA A2 Bc|d2 cB c2 BA|G2 GG G2:| |:gf|e2 dd d2 GA|B2 BB B2 gf|e2 dd d2 cA|AGFE D2 GA| B2 BB B2 gB|A2 AA A2 Bc|dgdB c2 BA|G2 GG G2:|]


X:1 T:Balance a Straw M:C L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 37) N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G GA|B2 B>B BdcB|A2 A>A A2 Bc|d2 cB c2 BA|[G2c2]G>G G2:| gf|e2 d>d d2 GA|B2 B>B B2 gf|e2 d>d d2 c>B|AGAB D2 GA| B2 B>B BdcB|A2 AA A2 Bc|d2 cB c2 BA|G2 GG G2||


X:1 T:Balance the Straw [1] M:4/4 L:1/8 A:Bledington P:AAB(CB)2 K:G P:A |:DG|B2B2 BdcB|c2A2 A2Bc|d2B2 c2Ac|B2G2 G2:| P:B gf|e2d2 d2G2|B2B2 B2gf|e2d2 d2G2|GGFE D2DG| B2B2 BdcB|c2A2 A2Bc|d2B2 c2Ac|B2G2 G2|| P:C |:z2|D2G2 B4|B4 B2d2|\ c2B2 c4|A4 A2Bc|d2B2 c2Ac|B2G2 G2:|