Mad Bess

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 Theme code Index    3135 4324
 Also known as    Mad Besse
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    Northumbrian/Borders
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Vickers
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:William Vickers' music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 211
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1770
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X:1
T:Mad Besse
S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland)
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B2A G2A|B2c dcB|cAc BGB|AFA cBA|
B2A G2A|B2c dcB|cac BgB|AFA cBA:|
|:gGG BGG|gGG BAG|aAA cAA|aAA cBA|
gGG BGG|gGG BAG|cAc BGB|AFA cBA:|
|:BGG G,GG|BGB dcB|cAA A,AA|aAA edc|
BGG G,GG|BGB dcB|cAc BGB|AFA cBA:|]

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