Title Song 2, Act Ii (t) 
Short Title Penelope, 1728 
Page T34M13 
Genre  BA 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //232/17-6-//5-4-5-/6-7-1//232/17-6- 
Indicated Tune Abbot of Canterbury (it) 
First Line How idle the notion of birth and of blood (fl) 
Burden Text Derry down (bt) 
Stress Notes  215621 
Intervals  2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,2,2,2,2,2,2,-2,-2,-2,-2, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb 
Time Signature 6/4 
Do Bb 
Date 1728 
Number R1.9 
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