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A music manuscript folio with the notation for the songs "Miss Macklin's Minuet", "Brook's Maggot" and "The Wheel of Life" on the front. The inner pages contain notation for the songs; "Stow Fair", "Commodore Howie's Ramble", "Miss Green's Minuet", "Ludlow Races", "Miss Cary's Minuet", and "Tomorrow". The back page contains notation for the songs "A Minuet" and "It's 3 o'clock we'll have another dance". Sources are listed on the manuscript. Part of the collection of songs and dances from the 17th and 18th centuries gathered by Bessie Osgood; "Miss Macklin's Minuet" is in A major and 3/4 time; "Brooks Maggot" is in G major and 6/8 time; "The Wheel of Life" is in D major and 2/4 time; "Stow Fair" is in B-flat major and 2/4 time; "Commodore Howie's Ramble" is in G major and 6/8 time; "Miss Green's Minuet" is in D major and 3/4 time; "Ludlow Races" is in B-flat major and 4/4 time; "Miss Cary's Minuet" is in G major and 3/4 time; "Tomorrow" is in F major and 3/4 time; "A Minuet" is in F major and 3/4 time; "It's 3 o'clock we'll have another dance" is in G major and 4/4 time.
Subject
musical notation; music scores; song lyrics; Country Dance and Song Society
Language
eng
Medium
Music--Manuscripts
Source
The original document is housed in Milne Special Collections Country Dance and Song Society Archives
Access Rights
These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library for permission.
Recommended Citation
Osgood, Bessie, "Music manuscript from the CDSS collection" (2025). Music and Dance. 29.
https://scholars.unh.edu/cdss_music_and_dance/29
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application/pdf
Scanning Information
University of New Hampshire. Library.