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Theme code Index
561H2H 3H2H2H1H
Also known as
Now is the time to drink
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:James Oswald
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 11
Tune and/or Page number
p. 127
Year of publication/Date of MS
c. 1760
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
X:1
T:Nunc est bibendum
T:Now it is time to drink
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 11 (1760, p. 127)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
B>d|A2 (3BAB d2 (3ede|{de}f2 Te>d e2 d>e|{de}f2 Te>d e2 f>a|b2 (b/a/)f Te2 d>B|
A2 A>B d2 d>e|{de}f2 Te>d e2 f>a|b2 b>a f2 Te>d|d6:|
|:f>a|b>a (f/e/)d Te2 d>e|f2 (a/f/)d e3b|afTed afTed|efTed B2 (A/B/)F|
A2 (3BAB d2 (e/d/e/f)|afTed e2 (f/e/f/a/)|b3a (g<f) Te>d|d6:|]
P:Gig
"Brisk"B|A3 ABd|{de}f2d Tede|{de}f2d Tede|{de}f2d TedB|
A3 ABc|{df}f2d ede|fed BAB|d3 D2:|
|:b|afd Tede|faf e2b|afd afd|afd B2d|
A3 ABd|{de}f2d Tede|f2fed BAB|d3 D2:|]
