Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 1589-1839
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Sir Alexander Don (t)  //11113/2124//11113/51+//11113/2123
// 		 AI-A  Davies CD, 1819  1  PF 
Sir Alexer Mcdonalds's Reel (t)  //35/53+4+//5+3+/2+1+//61+/65//  MS-S  Fife MS, 1780  570,61v  1FI OR 2FI/VN 
Sir Alexr Mcdonald's Rant (t)  //3-5-/5231//4321/6-16-5-//3-5-/523
1 		 MS-S  Gillespie MS, 1768  93  VN 
Sir Alexr. Mcdonalds Reel (t)  //3-5-5-34/5321//5321/6-16-5-//3-5-
5-34/5321// 		 IC-S  Stewart Reels, 1775  1  VN/GF,VC/HA 
Sir Alexr: Mcdonald's Reel (t)  //3-5-5-34/5321//4321/6-16-5-//3-5-
5-34 		 AM-A  Turner MS, 1788  I,20  VN 
Sir Andrew Barton (at). Ballad 22 (t), or    SC-E  Ritson, 1783  TII,313-322  VO 
Sir Archibald Grand of Moniemusk Reel (t)  //5131/5146//5131/2346//5131/3551+/
/ 		 AM-A  White, G. MS, 1790  112-113  VN 
Sir Archibald Grant of Moniemusk's Reel (t), or Monie Musk(index) (at)  //5131/5146//5131/2346//5131/3551+  AM-A  Canfield MS, 1823  123  FL 
Sir Cecil Wrays Delight (t)  //55/531//6-21/7-6-7-//131/6-23  DA-E  Thompson CD-5, 1788  40  VN/GF/OB 
Sir Cecil Wrays Delight (t)  //55/531//6-21/7-6-7-//131/6-23//  DA-E  Thompson CD-5a, 1788  40  VN/GF/OB 
Sir Charles Rant (t)  //11/531//642/531//11/531//4  DA-E  Rutherf CD-2.2, 1760  24  MI 
Sir Charles Sedleys Minuet (t)  //13127-//123//5671+6//543//1324//  AM-A  Bush MS, 1779  10  VN 
Sir Charles Sedleys Minuet (t)  //1+3+1+2+7//1+2+3+//5671+6//543//1
1324//31324// 		 AM-A  Hoff MS, 1797  No. 118  GF 
Sir Charles Sedley's Minuet (t)  //13127-//123//5-6-7-16-//5-4-3-//1
-3-2-4- 		 IC-E  Longman Fife, 1770  34  FI 
Sir Charles Sedley's Minuet (t)  //1+3+1+2+7//1+2+3+//5671+6//543//1
2123//31324// 		 AM-A  Ormsby MS, 1758  294  VN 
Sir Charles Sedley's Minuet (t)  //13127-//123//5-6-7-16-//5-4-3-//1
-3-2-4- 		 IC-E  Thompson Fife, 1770  31  FI 
Sir Charles Sedley's Minuet (t)  //13127-//123//5-6-7-16-//5-4-3-//1
-3-2-4-//3-1-3-2-4- 		 IC-E  Thompson Oboe, 1770  30  OB 
Sir Charles Sedley's Minuet (t)  //57564//567//23453//217-//5-7-6-1  AM-A  Van Renssel. MS, 1782  I,27  KB 
Sir Charles Sedlys Minuet (t)  //57564//567//23453//217-//5-7-6-1  MS-S  Gillespie MS, 1768  74  VN 
Sir Charles Sidness Minuett (t)  //13127-//123//5-6-7-16-//5-4-3-//1
-3-2-4-//1-1-3-2-4- 		 AM-A  Curtiss MS, 1800  29  2VN 
Sir Charles Sidney's Minuet (t)    AM-A  Huntington MS, 1817  II.26  FL/VN 
Sir David Hunt of Blair (t)  //15-6-/5-6-5-6-//5-13/5-13//423/23
23// 		 AM-A  Winnington MS, 1810  1  KB 
Sir David Hunter Blair (t)  //15-6-/5-6-5-6-//5-13/5-13//423/23
23 		 AI-A  Balls Amus 2, 1815  12  FL/FI/VN 
Sir David Hunter Blair (t)  //3+/56//56/56//51+/3+//  AM-A  Litten MS, 1800  24 (24)  VN 
Sir David Hunter Blair (t)  //1+56/5656//51+3+/51+3+//4+2+3+/2+
3+2+3+// 		 AM-E  Wheatstone Clarinet, 1801  61  CL 
Sir David Hunter Blair (t)  //15-6-/5-6-5-6-//5-13/5-13//423/23
23// 		 DA-E  Wilson Companion, 1816  94  MI 
Sir David Hunter Blair. Contra Dance (t)    AI-A  Schaffer Cot/CD, 1817  12   
Sir David Hunter Blair's Bugle Horn Quick Step (t)  //1/5-3//3/15//51+5/543  IC-S  May Marches, 1800  4  PF 
Sir David Hunter Blair's Reel (t)  //15-6-/5-6-5-6-//5-13/5-13//423/23
23 		 AI-A  Blake Amus 3, 1825  26  CL 
Sir David Hunter Blair's Reel (t)  //15-6-/5-6-5-6-//5-13/5-13//43/232
3 		 AI-A  Whiteley Prec, 1816  27  CL,OB,FL,BS 
Sir David Hunter Blair's Reel (t)  //15-6-/5-6-5-6-//5-13/5-13//423/23
23 		 AI-A  Williams Fife, 1819  35  FI 
Sir, Did I not give you a passage free (fl)  //631+/73//61+76/54//3626/167-6  BA-E  Cobler's Op-2, 1729  T14-15M3  VO 
Sir Eglamore, that valiant knight (fl)  //11/6-7-1//27-/5-//3/4//5  SC-E  Pills 3, 1719-20  293-4  VO 
Sir F. Burdett's March (t)  //15-/6-5-4-3-//2-5-5-/5-//6-16-/5-
4-3-2- 		 AI-A  Balls Amus 2, 1815  1  FL/FI/VN 
Sir Foplin (t), or #15 (at)  //123/25//671+/765//1+34/56//6  PL-E  Playford 1-07, 1686  AI,6  VN 
Sir Foplin's Airs (t)  //1/1//321/321//7-/7-  PL-E  Playford 2-3, 1718  330  VN 
Sir Foplin's Airs (t)  //1/1//321/321//7-/7-  PL-E  Playford 2-4, 1728  330  VN 
Sir Foplin's Ayres (t)  //1/1//321/321//7-/7-  DA-E  Walsh CD-1.2, 1719  349  VN/OB 
Sir Gorge Kornagies Strathspey (t)  //2342/6-22//3215/311//2342/6-246//
 		 MS-S  Fife MS, 1780  829,90r  1FI OR 2FI/VN 
Sir Guy (it)  //1+564//5135//1+342//141  BA-E  Robin Hood, 1730  27  VO 
Sir Guy of Warwick (at). Ballad 19 (t), or    SC-E  Ritson, 1783  TII,296-301  VO 
Sir Harry Flutter (t)  //1+53/1+53//2123/22//1+53/1+53//  DA-E  Sancho Minuet, 1770  14  HP 
Sir Hendry's Strathspey (t)  //5-13-1/5-6-12//16-5-3-/3-2-2-1//5
-13-1/5-6-16 		 IC-S  Calvert Coll, 1790  11  V,VC/HA/PF 
Sir Henry B. Hayes's March (t)  //3+5+3+/1+3+1+//61+6/54//345671+/3
2 		 IC-I  Holden Marches, 1795  15  VN,PF 
Sir, here is the zone (fl)    BA-E  Little John, 1778  89   
Sir Hunter Blar (t)  //15-6-/5-6-5-6-//5-13/5-13//423/23
23 		 IC-I  Logier Bugle, 1813  22  BU 
Sir Jno Eamer's March (t)  //111/1231//222/2342//333/3543  IC-E  English Sheet Music  3  KB+2GF 
Sir John Barleycorn (t)  //11/11//111/11//21/7-1//2  SS-E  SS, Harvard  1  VO,B 
Sir John Cope trode the north right far (fl)  //66/672+//3+6/653//55/5671+//2+  SS-E  SS, Harvard  1-2  VO,PF/HARP 
Sir John Cope trode the north right far (fl)  //66/672+//3+6/653//55/5671+  SC-S  Scots MM-3, 1790  242-243  VO,PF 
Sir John de la Pole's Grand March (t)  //1/5-//3-1-1-/3-5-//44/33  AI-A  American Sheet Music    KB 
Sir John de la Pole's Grand March (t)  //1/5-//3-1-1-/3-5-//44/33  AI-A  Martial Music, 1807  34-35  2CL/2OB,BS 
Sir John de la Pole's March (t)  //1/5-//3-1-1-/3-5-//44/33  AI-A  Riley Flute 3, 1820  18  FL 
Sir John Guise's March (t)  //112/334//543//223/445//654  MS-E  English BL Add MSS    2MI,B 
Sir John Hope's Welcome to Ireland (t)  //316-3-/4-6-5-3-//4-6-2-1/7-25-4//
315-3-/4-6-5-4- 		 AI-A  Riley Flute 3, 1820  3  FL 
Sir John Johnson's Farewel (t)  //4325-/7-123//4565/44/3234/5523//4
532/1 		 SC-E  Pills 6, 1719-20  202-3  VO 
Sir John Ligonier's Trumpet March (t)  //3/2//11/4321//7-2254//3  IC-E  Handel March 2, 1770  7  VN/GF/OB 
Sir John Malcolm (t)  //5-6-12/3123//5-5-5-5-3-/5-5-1//5-
6-12/3123 		 IC-S  Aird 2, 1785  73  FI/VN/GF 
Sir John Malcolm (t)  //561+2+/3+1+2+3+//55553/551+//561+
2+/3+1+2+3+// 		 MS-S  Fife MS, 1780  492,52r  1FI OR 2FI/VN 
Sir John Malcolm (t)  //5-6-12/3123//5-5-3-/5-5-1//5-6-12
/3123 		 SC-S  Scots MM-5, 1797  468  VO,PF 
Sir John Malcolm (Old Scotch) (t)  //561+2+/3+1+2+3+//55553/551+//561+
2+/3+1+2+3+// 		 DA-E  Wilson Companion, 1816  77  MI 
Sir John Scott's Favourite. Irish (t)  //1231/216-/6-5-6-//1231/217-/46//5
31/216-/6-5-6- 		 IC-S  Aird 4, 1796  64  FI/GF/VN 
Sir John Sinclairs March (t)  //111/125-//35-45-/55-4-//3-4-5-6-/
6- 		 IC-S  Scottish Sheet Music  2  PF 
Sir John Stewart of Grandtully's Strathspey (t)  //3115/345315//1+53453/4225//3115/3
45315 		 IC-S  Aird 4, 1796  56  FI/GF/VN 
Sir John Stuart of Garntullie's Rant (t)  //1+54/3153//2747/27-42//1+54/3153/
/ 		 IC-S  Stewart Reels, 1775  29  VN/GF,VC/HA 
Sir John Whitefoord's Strathspey (t)  //1215-/6-7-11+//5321/6-6-7-//1215-
/6-7-11+ 		 IC-S  Aird 3, 1788  214  FI/GF/VN 
Sir L. Dundas's Reel (t)  //55552/7-124//3141/6-4-16-//5-552/
7-121+ 		 DA-E  Skillern CD, 1780  38  VN/GF/OB 
Sir Lancelot du Lake (at). Ballad 18 (t), or    SC-E  Ritson, 1783  TII,291-296;MIII,292  VO 
Sir Martin Marall's Jigg (t)  //15/36//51/7-3//27-/6-5-//  IC-E  Apollo's Banquet 1-1, 1670  17  VN 
Sir Martin Marrall's Jigg (t)  //36/543//231/7-6-5-//7-2/45//  IC-E  Apollo's Banquet 1-1, 1670  74  VN 
Sir Martin's Jigg (t)  //1536//537-3//27-6-5-//5-5-5//5456
5// 		 IC-E  Apollo's Banquet 1-2, 1678  18  VN 
Sir Martin's Jigg (t)  //1536//537-3//27-6-5-//5-5-5//5456
5// 		 IC-E  Apollo's Banquet 1-5, 1687  17  VN 
Sir Nicholas Cully, (at). Country Coll, The (t), or  //1+5/1+51//345/65//671+/71+2+//51+
6/75 		 PL-E  Playford 1-04, 1670  35  VN 
Sir Nicholas Cully, (at). Country Coll, The (t), or  //1+5/1+51//345/65//671+/71+2+//51+
6/75 		 PL-E  Playford 1-05, 1675  35  VN 
Sir Nicholas Cully, (at). Country Coll, The (t), or  //1+5/1+51//345/65//671+/71+2+  PL-E  Playford 1-06, 1679  35  VN 
Sir Nicholas Cully, (at). Country Coll, The (t), or  //1+5/1+51//345/65//671+/71+2+//51+
6/75 		 PL-E  Playford 1-07, 1686  35  VN 
Sir Nicholas Cully, (at). Country Coll, The (t), or  //1+5/1+51//345/65//671+/71+2+  PL-E  Playford 1-08, 1690  32  VN 
Sir Nicholas Cully's Dance (t)  //5/3//3-5-/16-//4-23/27-//  IC-E  Apollo's Banquet 1-1, 1670  147  VN 
Sir Patrick Spence (t)  //11+//61+//51+  SC-S  Scots MM-5, 1797  496  VO,PF 
Sir Richard Strachan (t), Wapping Assembly, The (at)    AM-A  Winnington MS, 1810  58  KB 
Sir Rob. Bedingfield the Lord-Mayor's Health (t)  //55/55//5654/34//565/6543  SC-E  Pills 2, 1719-20  293-5  VO 
Sir Roger de Couverlys Reel (t)  //121/16/531//232/231/7-6-5//  AM-A  Litten MS, 1800  8 (27)  VN 
Sir Roger de Coverly (t)  //4-5-4-/4-2//16-4-/5-5-//5-6-4-/3-
2-1- 		 AM-A  Huntington MS, 1817  IV.73  FL/VN 
Sir Roger de Coverly (t)  //111/16/531//222/231/7-6-5-//  MS-C  Molyneaux MS-1, 1788  17  GF 
Sir Roger de Coverly (Old English) (t)  //11/11+/531//6-2/231/7-6-5-//  DA-E  Wilson Companion, 1816  182  MI 
Sir Samuel Flowers Quick March (t)  //3-1-/1-5-4-//3-1-/1-1-//2-2-/2-3-
4-5- 		 MS-E  Russell MS, 1812  38-39  FI 
Sir Sidney Smith's Delight (t)  //1234/53//222/23//434/6-7-1  DA-E  Thompson CD-6.7, 1795  84  MI 
Sir Sidney Smith's Minuett (t)  //1131//5-5-15-//3-3-5-3-//1-5-//17
-1231//6-6-42 		 AM-A  Curtiss MS, 1800  5  2VN 
Sir Sidney Smiths Waltz (t)  //135-/351//7-25-/135-//135-/351  AM-A  Morse MS, 1811  42  2MI,2HN,B 
Sir Solomon Simons when he did wed (fl)  //11/1//6-/6-6-//2/21//7-  AI-A  American SS-SM  1-2  KB,VO+FL 
Sir Thomas Fairfax's March (t)  //1/6-7-1//2/5-6-7//1/3-2-1-//  MS-E  Rogers MS, 1656  1  VI 
Sir Thomas I Cannot (it)  //345/65//1+7/65//453/21+//11+  BA-E  Generous Free, 1731  29  VO 
Sir Thomas I Cannot (it)    BA-E  Grub St.opera, 1731  5   
Sir Thomas, I Cannot (it)  //345/65//1+7/65//453/21//1+  BA-E  Lover His Own R, 1736  17  VO 
Sir Thomas I Cannot (it)    BA-E  Lover His Own R, 1736  T,AFTER 34;M17  VO 
Sir Thomas I Cannot (it)    BA-I  Lover His Own R, 1759  35   
Sir Watkin's Jigg (t)  //671+/2+75//1+/5//644/533  DA-E  Johnson CD-5, 1750  26  VN/GF 
Sir Watkin's Jigg (t)  //671+/2+75//1+/5//644/533//  DA-E  Universal Magazine  323, 1749  MI 
Sir Watkin's Regiment March (t)  //111/15-//222/25-//333/3531  MS-E  Miscellany MS, 1810    3CL,2HN,2BS 
Sir William Butler's Bald Colt (t)  //111/1111//217-6-/5-6-7-//6-5-4-/3
-5-//5-1 		 SC-E  Pills 4, 1719-20  222-3  VO 
Sir William Hope's Scotch-Measure (t)  //3-1/15//32/127-5-//3-5-1-2-/3-321
// 		 IC-E  Scotch Tunes (P), 1700  6  VN/FL 
Sir Willm Clarks Troop (t)  //33/353//22/242//1/2342  IC-I  Holden Marches, 1795  10  VN,PF 
Sir You Are a Comical Fellow (t)  //1+3+/2+5//61+/73//434/254  IC-E  Cahusac Flute, 1788  25  GF 
Sir You Are a Comical Fellow (t)  //1+3+/2+5//61+/73//434/254  AM-A  Eells MS, 1789  63  MI 
Sir you are a comical fellow (fl)  //1+5//63//434254//315//1+1+1+//765
646//2+ 		 SS-E  SS, Harvard  1  3VO 
Sir, you are a comical fellow (fl)  //1+5//63//434//254//31  SC-E  Vocal Music, 1775  280-283  3VO/3VN/3GF 
Sir, You Are a Comical Fellow (t), or Catch for Three Voices, A (at)  //1+5//63//434//254//31  SC-E  Vocal Music, 1775  280-283  3VO/3VN/3GF 
Sir, you demean your self (fl-r)  //13127-12//353423//6432531//424  TW-E  Thomas & Sally, 1761  19-24  2VN,2VO,HAF,GF 
Sir you must learn another song to sing (fl-r)  //1+//543//432//17-15-//6-//5-7-1  SS-E  SS, Harvard  1  VO,KBF 
Sir you must learn another song to sing (fl-r)  //1+//543//432//17-15-//6-//5-7-1  TW-E  True Blue, 1765  3  VO,B 
Sir Your Are a Comical Fellow (t)  //1+3+/2+5//61+/73//434/254  AM-A  Hawkins MS, 1794  II,61  GF 
Sir your assurance shines so brazen bright (fl)  //1234//321//217-6-5-//6-7-7-//1  SC-E  Musical Cent-2, 1740  29  VO,KB+FL 
Sirene, La (t)    MS-F  Lorin MS-2, 1688  136   
Sirens' Duet (t)  //21/23//17-/6-7-1//7-  AI-A  Glazier Fife, 1830  22-23  2FI 
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