Greensleeves

Jig · 6/8 · A dorian

Greensleeves is a traditional English folk melody whose precise origin and exact composer remain unknown, though it is frequently associated with the Tudor court and King Henry VIII. Written in A dorian mode with a 6/8 meter, the tune features a distinctive descending lament pattern that gives it a melancholic yet graceful character. First appearing in print in 1580 in the Stationers' Register, the melody gained widespread popularity in Elizabethan England and was famously referenced by Shakespeare in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

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