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A music manuscript folio with the notation and lyrics for the songs "The Whistling Plowman" and "Pray Goody Please to Moderate" on the front. The inside pages contain notation for the songs "The Bear"—which is labelled as an English Dance—"French Dance", "The Bonnet"—which is labelled as a Californian Dance—and "The Black Dance", which is labelled as a contradance. The back page has the notation for the songs "Cinderella" and "The Flowers of Edinburgh", both of which are labelled as contradances. Sources are listed on the manuscript. Part of the collection of songs and dances from the 17th and 18th centuries gathered by Bessie Osgood; ^"The Whistling Plowman" is in C major and begins in 4/4 before changing meter to 3/4; "Pray Goody Please to Moderate" is in F major and 4/4 time; "The Bear" is in G major and 6/8 time; "French Dance" is in G major—with the B section entirely in D major—and 6/8 time; "The Bonnet" is in C major and 2/2 time; "The Black Dance" is in G major and 2/2 time; "Cinderella" is in D major and 2/2 time; "Flowers of Edinburgh" is in G major and 2/2 time.
Subject
musical notation; music scores; Music--18th century; song lyrics; contra dance; 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, "Provisional title: music manuscript from the CDSS collection" (2024). Music and Dance. 7.
https://scholars.unh.edu/cdss_music_and_dance/7
File Format
application/pdf
Scanning Information
University of New Hampshire. Library.