Mage on a Cree

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History

the tune name was "Magina-cree".

have been Irish. When the title was first used for a ballad in 1633,

from the entries in old books, it seems it was not clear then. It may

TDM. No one has been able to explain the meaning of the title, and

The dance is a progressive round, one of the earliest types found in

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Jig One title Only 1 transcription Has some stepwise movement major F 6/8 Has history text No chords explore more...

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X: 1
T:Mage on a Cree
M:6/8
L:1/8
%Q:120
R:Jig
H:The dance is a progressive round, one of the earliest types found in
H:TDM.  No one has been able to explain the meaning of the title, and
H:from the entries in old books, it seems it was not clear then.  It may
H:have been Irish. When the title was first used for a ballad in 1633,
H:the tune name was "Magina-cree".
K:GDor
[| G> cd/2e/2 f2c | A2F c2A | B>cd d>cd | B>AG d2G |
| G> cd/2e/2 f2c | A2F c2A | B>cd e>fg | ^f>ef g2G |]

This transcription was found:

• http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/jig/MageOnACree.abc
• http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/England/jig/MageOnACree.abc