Molly Put The Kettle On sheet music

What the scores show

Each score shown here opens with a one-sharp key signature, indicating G major. No composer is credited on any of the versions. The main notational difference is the time signature: two scores are in 2/2 and one is in 4/4.

Choosing between 2/2 and 4/4

A 2/2 signature groups the music in two half-note beats per bar, while 4/4 groups it in four quarter-note beats. Beaming and bar accents will look different between the two notations, so read the opening bars of each version to see which one suits your reading or playing.

Attribution and further checking

Because the scores do not name a composer, they cannot by themselves confirm authorship, origin, or traditional status. For a verified attribution, compare the tune with a published folk-song or tune collection or an institutional archive that identifies its sources.

What is not stated

The score details do not specify instrumentation or a difficulty level. Choose by the notation you can read and by the key and meter shown rather than assuming a grade or a particular instrument.

Scores to open first

• Molly Put the Kettle On

  Catalogue duration 2 min 8 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp (G major). Opening time signature: 2/2.

• Molly Put the Kettle On

  Catalogue duration 2 min 8 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp (G major). Opening time signature: 2/2.

• Molly Put The Kettle On

  Catalogue duration 2 min 8 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp (G major). Opening time signature: 4/4.

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