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 Theme code Index    5555 6531
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    John Young
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Second Volume of the Dancing Master 1st edition
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 23
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1710
 Artist    
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Welch Whim: Annotations



X: 1
T:Welch Whim
B:Playford's Dancing Master, Vol 2, 1713-28
Z:vmp.Chris Partington 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
M:6/4
L:1/4
W:Each strain twice.
W:The first man setts to his partner and casts off, then sett across with the 3d Cu and turn all four single
W:This to the first strain play'd twice
W:Then the 1st man change places with the 2d Wo, and the 1st Wo with the 2d man,
W:then hands all four half round, and cast of below the 3d Cu
W:and lead up to the top and cast off again
W:This to the last strain play'd twice
K:A
e2e e>fe|e>fe e>fe|f>ga e2d|c3 A3:|
|:cBA cBA|e3-e2e|cBA cBA|e3-e2e|
fga gad|cac Bag|fba geg|a3 A3:|
X: 1
T:The Welch Whim
M:6/4
L:1/8
Z:vmp. Peter Dunk 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
B:Walsh, Compleat Country Dancing Master, 3rd Series, 2nd Bk, 3rd Ed., 1749
K:A
e4e2 e3ee2|e3fe2 e3fe2|f3ga2 e4d2|c6A6:|
L:1/4
|:cBA cBA|e3- e2e|cBA cBA|d3- d2e|
fga gad|cac Bag|fba geg|a3A3:|
W:Each Strain Twice. [repeats added to notation accordingly]

Welch Whim: Annotations