Shrewsbury Cakes

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 Theme code Index    1132 3555
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 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 182, p. 91
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1744
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Shrewsbury Cakes



X: 1 T:Shrewsbury Cakes. JJo3.182 B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 3 1744 Z:vmp.Anne Wride 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk M:C| L:1/4 Q:1/2=80 K:A A2cB/A/ | c/d/ee2 | aAcB/A/ | G/A/BB2 | A2cB/A/ | f/g/aa2 | bgfe/^d/ | e2E2 :| |:e2 gf/e/ | g/a/bb2 | B2dc/B/ | d/e/ff2 | aAcB/A/ | c/d/eea | cB/A/BG | A2A,2 :| W:First Man clap hands twich & cast off & turn the 3d. Wo. W:His Partner do the same & turn the 3d. Man W:First Cu. lead to the wall and foot it with the 2d. Cu & turn Partners quite round proper W:First Cu. lead down, 2d. Cu. at the same time lead up W:First Cu. clap hands and turn it out.