The Sword Dances of Northern England (Sharp, Cecil)

Sheet Music

Scores

Arranger Cecil Sharp
Editor Cecil Sharp, song collector
Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Co., Ltd., 1911, 1912, 1913. Plate 13384, 13659, 13913.
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Misc. Notes Original images: ca.300dpi, color jp2 files approx. 2670 by 3515 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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Arranger Cecil Sharp
Editor Cecil Sharp, song collector
Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Co., Ltd., 1911. Plate 13384.
Copyright
Misc. Notes 300 dpi
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General Information

Work Title The Sword Dances of Northern England
Alternative. Title
Composer Sharp, Cecil
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 volumes
  • Book 1
1. Kirby Malzeard Sword Dance
2. Grenoside Sword (Parts 1 and 2)
3. Earsdon Sword Dance:
The Captain's Song (Old Version)
The Captain's Song (Modern Version)
  • Book 2
1. The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
2. The Sleights Sword Dance:
Introductory Song
Bobby Shaftoe
The Cobbler's Jog
Three Jolly Sheepskins (2nd version)
Boyne Water
No Man's Jig
Bobby Shaftoe
3. The Flamborough Sword Dance:
Three Jolly Sheepskins (1st version)
The Staffordshire Hornpipe
4. The Swalwell, Earsdon and Beadnell Sword Dance
The Country Courtship
The May-day Dance
Flaxley Green Dance
Hunting th Squirrel
  • Book 3
1. Escrick Sword Dance
Calling-on Song and Clown's Song, "Here's Woody Garius"
The Fisher Laddie
The Oyster Girl
2. Handsworth Sword Dance
Napoleon's March
The Girl I Left Behind Me
The Keel Row
3. Ampleforth Sword Dance
Song Air, No.1
Song Air, No.2
Song Air, No.3
Song Air, No.4
Morpeth Lasses
4. Askham Richard Sword Dance
The Fisher Laddie
The Girl I Left Behind Me and The British Grenadiers
Bobby Shaftoe
Fill the Stoup an' Keep It Clinkin'
5. Haxby Sword Dance
Three Jolly Sheepskins (3rd version)
The Bonniest O' Them A'
6. Winlaton Sword Dance
Calling-on Song
The Tenpenny Bit
Irish Whisky
7. Walbottle Sword Dance
Puddle the Butter
Warkworth Castle
Thro' the Lang Moor
The Drunken Drummer
Footy Agyn the Wa'
First Publication. 1911-1913 — London: Novello & Co., Ltd.
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Traditional
Instrumentation voice, piano (arranged); piano (arranged)
Related Works The Sword Dances of Northern England, together with the Horn Dance of Abbots Bromley (1911)