Annotation:Second Wellington

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X:1 T:Second Wellington M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Alexander – “Alexander’s Fifty New Scotch & Irish Reels & Hornpipes” (c. 1826, No. 47, p. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin (DG).G.A G2 GA|BGdB eGBG|(DF).F.G F2 FG|AFcF dFAF| DGGA G2 GA|BAGA Bcd=e|(f=e)fd cBAc|BGAF G2G2:| |:(Gg).g.a g2 ga|bgag bgag|(cf)fg f2 fg|agfg agaf| (Gg).g.a g2 ga|bagf =ecde|f=efd cBAc|BGAF G2G2!D.C.!:||



SECOND WELLINGTON. AKA and see "Bunch of Keys (1)," "Wellington Dance (2)." G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). The melody appears in Book 4 of County Cork cleric and uilleann piper wikipedia:James_Goodman_(musicologist)'s large mid-19th century music manuscript collection as "Wellington Dance (2)." The title "Second Wellington" probably refers to the second change of a cotillion or quadrille called The Wellington.


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Printed sources : - Alexander (Alexander’s Fifty New Scotch & Irish Reels & Hornpipes), c. 1826; No. 47, p. 23.






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