Annotation:Grand Parade (3) (The)
X:1 T:Grand Parade [3], The M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2 f agf|e2f gfe|fed edc|dAG FED| d2f agf|e2f gfe|fed edc|d3 D3:| |:g2d cBA|B2G FED|DFD EGE|FAG FED| GBG AcA|Bed cBA|dfd edc|d3 D3:||
GRAND PARADE [3], THE. AKA and see "Postman's Horn (The)," "Royal Chase," "Third Reg't of Guards Quick Step." English, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was also printed by John Johnson in his 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 8 (London, 1758) and James Aird, in Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (Glasgow, 1782, p. 4). It also appears in several musician's manuscript books, including the copybooks of American flute player Henry Beck (1786), Luther Kingsley (Mansfield, Conn., 1795 to about 1815), and Edward Murphy (Newport, RI?, 1790). Later County Cork uilleann piper and Church of Ireland cleric wikipedia:James_Goodman_(musicologist) (1828-1896) entered it into Book 2 of his large mid-19th century music manuscript collection, copied from Aird's 1782 volume. It can also be found in the mid-19th century collections of John Rook (Cumbria) and John Roose (Manchester, England).