Jack on the Green (1)

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Theme code Index	112 353
Also known as	Birkhead's Masque, Cheshire Way (Ye), Jack o' the Green, Parting Lovers (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/2, 9/4, 9/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	John Young
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Third Volume of the Dancing Master second edition
Tune and/or Page number	p. 56
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1726
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Jack on the Green (1): Annotations

X: 1 T:Jack of the Green [1],or... . PFD3.056 B:Playford, Dancing Master Vol 3, 2nd Ed, c1726 Z:village music project Ruairidh Greig 2015 T:Birkhead's Masque. PFD3.056 M:3/2 L:1/4 Q:1/4=150 N:Key sig. gives 3 sharps but F# is duplicated, so D not A K:D C>E D/E/F/D/E2|e/f/eE>AFE/D/|C>E D/E/F/D/E2d/c/dD>AFE/D/|| d>fe d/c/B/A/ B//c//d//B//|e/f/eE>AFE/D/|d>fed/c/B/A/ B//c//d//B//|d/c/dD>AFE/D/|| a/f/de/c/AB/c/d/B/|e/f/eE>AFE/D/|a/f/de/c/AB/c/d/B/|d/c/dD>AFE/D/|] W:The first and second starin is to be play'd twice over, and the last but once W:First Man double Figure round the 2d and 3d. Man, the first Wo. do the same on her side, 'till in W:their own places.| Foot it to one another and turn S. Then Foot it to the sides, and all four turn W:S.| First Man cast off and turn the 3d. Cu. half round, and cast up into the 2d. Cu. place .| W:Then first Wo. cast off, and turn the 3d Cu. half round, and cast up into the 2d. Cu. place:| Then W:first Cu. change places and Foot it, with their Backs to each other. Then each turn to the Right- W:hand, and change places again and Foot it, and slide up on the out-side into your own places, then W:lead thro' the 2d. Cu. and turn single.

X:1 T:Jack on the Green [1] M:9/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (1731, p. 33) N:"London. Printed for and sold by J. Walsh, Music Printer and Instrument maker N:to his Majesty, at ye Harp & Hoboy in Catherine Street the Strand." Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D C4E2 DE F2 D2 EF G2E2|F4A4E2A2 F4D2|C4E2 DE F2D2 EF G2E2|c4d4A2G2 TF4D2:| |:d3f e2c2A2 Bc d2B2|c4e4 E2A2 TF4D2|d4f2 e2c2A2 Bcd2B2|c4d4 A2G2TF4 D2:|]

X:2 T:Jack on the Green [1] M:9/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 33) N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D C4 E2 DE F2 D2 EF G2E2|F4 A4 E2A2 TF4D2|C4 E2 DE F2 D2 EF G2E2|c4d4A2G2 TF4D2:| |:d4f2 e2c2A2 Bc d2B2|c4e4 E2A2 TF4D2|d4f2 e2c2A2 Bc d2B2|c4d4 A2G2 TF4D2:|

X: 1 P: Jack on the Green [1] R: slip jig B: Rutherford's Compleat Collection, London 1756 B: Kate Van Winkle Keller & George A Fogg, "No Kissing Allowed in School!" A Virginia Dancing School in 1784 Z: 2008 John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu> M: 9/8 L: 1/8 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/AmRev/JackOnTheGreen.abc K: G |:"G"G2A G/A/BG "D7"A/B/cA | "G"B2d "D7"dAc "G"B2G \ | "G"G2A G/A/BG "D7"A/B/cA | "D7"f2g gdc "G"B2G :| |:"G"g2b "D7"afd "C"e/f/ge | "D"f2a "A7"aeg "D"f2d \ | "G"g2b "D7"afd "C"e/f/ge | "D"f2g gdc "G"B2G :|

X:2 T:Jack on the Green [1] M:9/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D4E2(DEF2)D2(EFG2)E2|F4A2A2E2G2TF4D2|D4E2(DEF2)D2(EFG2)E2|Tc4d2d2A2G2TF4D2:| |:d4f2e2c2A2(Bcd2)B2|Tc4e2e2B2d2Tc4A2|d4f2e2c2A2(Bc)d2B2|Tc4d2d2A2G2TF4D2:||

X:3 T:Jack o' the Green [1] M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:William Vickers' music manuscript copybook, p. 47 (1770) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D C2E D2F E2G|F2A AEG F2D|C2E D2F E2c|d2d dAG FED:| |:d2f ecA BdB|c2e eBe c2A|d2f ecA BdB|c2d dAG FED:||

Jack on the Green (1): Annotations