Country Gardens

  • Play all three strains of the complete traditional air.
  • Keep dotted pairs clear through the returning phrases.

Composer: Traditional Morris dance; collected and arranged by Cecil Sharp and Herbert MacIlwaine

Source: Grainger, Country Gardens (Schott, 1919), preface p. 2, quoting Sharp and MacIlwaine; public domain in the US.

Original: F major down P4: soprano C4–D5; native alto F major, F4–G5.

Prepare semiquavers in Lesson 25.

Notes Used: C4, D4, E4, F4, G4, A4, B4, C5, D5

Notes Used: F4, G4, A4, Bb4, C5, D5, E5, F5, G5

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: C major

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: F major

Fingering Review

Play

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Performance Goal: Each repeated strain returns with the same pulse and a clear final minim.