| Title |
Air 8, Act I (t) |
| Short Title |
Beggar's Wed, 1729 |
| Page |
T23-24M2 |
| Genre |
BA |
| Country |
E |
| Instruments |
VO |
| Incipit |
//1+5/54//3/21//12/34 |
| Indicated Tune |
There Was a Jovial Beggar (it) |
| First Line |
Whilst discord and envy in mighty kingdoms dwell (fl) |
| Burden Text |
And a begging &c (bt) |
| Verses |
7 |
| Stress Notes |
153213 |
| Intervals |
-4,-2,-2,-2,-2,2,2,2, |
| Key Signature |
FU#,C# |
| Time Signature |
C/ |
| Do |
D |
| Date |
1729 |
| Number |
A106.8 |
Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 1589-1839: Source Data
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