English Pasby, The

Three-two · 3/2 · G major

The English Pasby is a traditional tune of uncertain historical origin, preserved primarily in early English source collections. It is written in G major as a three-two time dance tune, featuring a stately rhythm and a lively yet measured seventeenth-century character. Because specific historical associations and composer details are not established for this tune, it is best known through its stylistic placement in the historical English dance repertoire.

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