Title Song 4 (t), or Dusky Night, The (at) 
Short Title American MM, 1798 
Page 23-25 
Genre  AI 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //1+1+/55//33/15//65/434//3 
Alternate Title Dusky Night, The (at). Song 4 (t), or 
First Line Dusky night rides down the sky, The (fl) 
Burden Text A hunting we will go (bt) 
Verses
Stress Notes  1531643 
Intervals  -4,-3,-3,5,2,-2,-2,-2,2,-2, 
Key Signature FU#,C# 
Time Signature 6/8 
Do
Date 1798 
Number M9.4 
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