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'''KNEBSWORTH PLACE.''' English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody (as "Knebworth Place") fist appears in John Johnson's '''Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5''' (London, 1750). Knebworth Place (note correct spelling) is | '''KNEBSWORTH PLACE.''' English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody (as "Knebworth Place") fist appears in John Johnson's '''Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5''' (London, 1750). Knebworth Place (note correct spelling) is an old and stately manor in Hertfordshire, and was the seat of Lord Lytton. In modern times its grounds have been the venue for a number of rock concerts, attended by tens of thousands. | ||
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KNEBSWORTH PLACE. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody (as "Knebworth Place") fist appears in John Johnson's Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5 (London, 1750). Knebworth Place (note correct spelling) is an old and stately manor in Hertfordshire, and was the seat of Lord Lytton. In modern times its grounds have been the venue for a number of rock concerts, attended by tens of thousands.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 168.
Recorded sources:
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