Annotation:Prince George for Ever
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PRINCE GEORGE FOR EVER. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. The title probably honors George William Frederick (1738-1820), who in 1751 became Prince of Wales and heir to the throne after the death of his father. He was grandson of King George II and succeeded him as King George III in 1760. The melody was first published in Richard Baldwin’s periodical The London Magazine, or the Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer (vol. 21, No. 4, p. 186) of 1752. Subsequently it was published in London in John Johnson’s Two Hundred Favourite Country Dances, vol. 7 (London, 1756) and Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1757 country dance compilation.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 67.
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