| Title | Linstead Market | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer | Traditional Jamaican | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | C major | |||
| Range | B4–C6 | |||
| Time signature | 4/4 | |||
| Tempo | 132 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 0:30 | |||
| Difficulty level | intermediate | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (44 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (243 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2012-04-10 | |||
| Last updated | 2012-04-10 | |||
| Download popularity index |   0.1 (rarely downloaded) | |||
| Categories |
Calypso, Traditional/Folk | |||
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This Jamaican calypso song dates back to at least 1907, when it appeared in Walter Jekyll's book, Jamaican Song and Story. It is now often played at a fast pace for dancing, but was originally sung slow and plaintively by a mother who couldn't sell enough at the market to feed her children.
