Annotation:Easter Thursday

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 EASTER THURSDAY. English, "Old" Hornpipe (3/2 time). D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was published in ‘’’Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances, vol. 2’’’ published in London by Johnson in 1742 (p. 80).  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; p. 35.  Recorded sources: Beautiful Jo BEJOCD-36, Dave Shepherd & Becky Price - "Ashburnham." Harmonia Mundi 907101, The King's Noyse - "The King's Delight: 17c Ballads for Voice and Violin Band" (1992). Varrick VR-013, Bare Necessities - "English Country Dances" (1987).

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