Annotation:Duke of Kent's March (2)
X: 1 T:Duke of Kents March. JGi.174 M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 S:Joshua Gibbons MS,1823,Tealby,Lincs. R:march O:Tealby,Lincolnshire Z:VMP/R.Greig, 2009 K:C G|c2c>c c>de>d|d2G>G G>AB>c|d2d>d d>ef>d|e2.c.c c2e>f| g2g>g a>gf>e|g2g>g agfe|a2g2f2e2|d2d>dd2z2:| |:d2d>d d>fe>g|f2e2d2e>f|g2c2a>gf>e|d>cB>AG2z2| c2d>ef2f2|e2fga2a2|g/c'/b/c'/ b/a/g/f/e2d2|c2c>cc2z2:|
DUKE OF KENT'S MARCH [2]. AKA and see "Slack Wire Equilibriums." English, March (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. In America, the march appeared in Thomas Ball's Gentleman's Amusement Book 2, published in Norfolk, Conn., c. 1815. The tune was employed for an entertainment by a rope dancer at Edinburgh's Royal Circus during the 1791 season; it was published by Neil Stewart under the title "Slack Wire Equilibriums."