Haste to the Wedding. JC.257 on folk tune finder

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Notes

TS 2/4 in MS..Deacon gives the text to the song, and the tempo is according to that,but it has to be said that I at least would find it too high for singing in this key, and Clare probably had it as a dance tune. CGP.

Source

John Clare,Poet,Helpstone (1793-1864)

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X:6902
T:Haste to the Wedding. JC.257
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:80
S:John Clare,Poet,Helpstone (1793-1864)
R:Air
O:England4
A:Northamptonshire
N:TS 2/4 in MS..Deacon gives the text to the song, and the tempo is
N:according to that,but it has to be said that I at least would find it
N:too high for
N:singing in this key, and Clare probably had it as a dance tune. CGP.
Z:P Headford
K:D
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ede fdB|AFA faf|dddd2||!"crot"a|afa afa|bgb bgb|
afa agf|eeee3|!a3"crot"f3|ede fdB|AFA faf|dddd2|]
W:Song text exists. See Deacon.

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