Sir John Ligonier's Trumpet March. BC.56

X:56
T:Sir John Ligonier's Trumpet March. BC.56
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
S:Benjamin Cooke MS.circa 1770, F.Kidson Coll.
R:March
O:England
A:Uncertain, probably northern
N:Sir John Ligonier escaped from France as a 17yr old Huguenot in
N:1697,joined the Dragoons in 1702 under Malborough,was Colonel of a
N:"splendid Regiment of Irish Dragoons" by 1720,fought with distinction
N:in the continental wars of the mid-century,became progressively
N:Viscount,Commander-in-Chief,Earl and Field Marshal by 1766. Last and by
N:all means least, also had a tune named after him.
Z:vmp.John Bagnall
B:Village Music project, Cooke, Benjamin
K:D major
"^Should be barred as 3/2"\
a/g/|f2 e2|dd g/f/e/d/|c/e/ e2 a/g/|\
f2 e2|dd e/f/g/e/|fdd:|!
|:a/g/|fdeA|dd g/f/e/d/|c/e/ e2 a/g/|\
fdec|dd e/f/g/e/|fdd:|!
L:1/16
|:ag|fagf egfe|dfed gfed|ce e4 ag|!
fagf efge|defd efge|f2d2d2:|

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