Annotation:Disappointed Widow (The): Difference between revisions

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DISAPPOINTED WIDOW. AKA - "Slow Men of London." English, Jig. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune (and country dance) early appears under this title in John Young's Vol. III of the Dancing Master (London, 1726), Walsh's New Country Dancing Master, Book 3 (1728), and in John Gay's (1685-1732) ballad opera Polly (1729), a disappointing sequel to his hugely successful Beggar's Opera (London, 1728). However, it is based on an earlier song called "Slow Men of London", from Beaumont and Fletcher's play With Without Money (revived for the London stage in 1708).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 127. Wilson (Companion to the Ball Room), 1816; p. 92.

Recorded sources:

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-'''DISAPPOINTED WIDOW'''.  English, Jig. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune (and country dance) early appears in John Young's '''Dancing Master''' of 1726, Walsh's '''New Country Dancing Master''', Book 3 (1728), and in John Gay's (1685-1732) ballad opera '''Polly''' (1729), a disappointing sequel to his hugely successful '''Beggar's Opera''' (London, 1728).
+'''DISAPPOINTED WIDOW'''. AKA - "Slow Men of London." English, Jig. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune (and country dance) early appears under this title in John Young's Vol. III of the '''Dancing Master''' (London, 1726), Walsh's '''New Country Dancing Master''', Book 3 (1728), and in John Gay's (1685-1732) ballad opera '''Polly''' (1729), a disappointing sequel to his hugely successful '''Beggar's Opera''' (London, 1728). However, it is based on an earlier song called "Slow Men of London", from Beaumont and Fletcher's play '''With Without Money''' (revived for the London stage in 1708).
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