Annotation:Islington Assembly

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 ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune first appeared in John Hinton's Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure in the early 1750's. Subsequently it appeared in John Johnson's 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 7 (London, 1756), and Charles and Samuel Thompson's 1757 country dance collection. Charles Rivington's journal [see Septimus Rivington's The Publishing House of Rivington, 1894] entry for February 16th, 1779, reads: ''Went to Islington Assembly. There was very little company there. We made up only eight couples. I danced with Miss Roberts. We'' ''had two cotillons after the country dances, and a minuet. I passed a very agreeable evening.''  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 78.  Recorded sources:

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