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FORTUNE HUNTERS, THE. English, Country Dance (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. 1786. The Fortune Hunters; or, You May Say That, was a musical work written and composed by Charles Dibdin [1] (c. 1745-1814), performed at Sutlers Wells, July 17, 1786 (Groves gives a date of 1776 for the work).

Charles Dibdin



Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5), p. 18.

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