Annotation:Invitation (The)

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 INVASION, THE. AKA - "Invitation (The)." English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The title appears as "The Invation," in Vickers' original MS. The melody first appeared in London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson's 1765 country dance collection as "The Invitation."  Source for notated version: the 1770 music manuscript collection of Northumbrian musician William Vickers [Seattle].  Printed sources: Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 509. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 72.  Recorded sources:

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