Annotation:Cherry Ripe Quadrille Part 4: Difference between revisions

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CHERRY RIPE QUADRILLE, PART 4. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The "Cherry Ripe Quadrille" was composed by John Weippert and printed in 1827. Weippert was a figure in the London dance scene of the 1820's to 1840's, whose forte was fashioning quadrille sets based on melodies from period operas and popular song. He is thought to have performed for the young Queen Victoria, at Almacks and other major Balls in London.

Source for notated version: the c. 1845-47 music manuscript collection of Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Plain Brown].

Printed source: Doyle (Plain Brown Tune Book), 1997; p. 21.

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-'''CHERRY RIPE QUADRILLE, PART 4'''. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The "Cherry Ripe Quadrille" was composed by John Weippert and printed in 1827. Weippert was a figure in the popwas much involved in arranging and then directing the dance music of the 1820-40's in London and he published many sets of quadrilles on popular tunes from operas and popular song, sadly information about him is a difficult to find. Clearly he performed for the young Queen Victoria, at Almacks and other major Balls in London.
+'''CHERRY RIPE QUADRILLE, PART 4'''. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The "Cherry Ripe Quadrille" was composed by John Weippert and printed in 1827. Weippert was a figure in the London dance scene of the 1820's to 1840's, whose forte was fashioning quadrille sets based on melodies from period operas and popular song. He is thought to have performed for the young Queen Victoria, at Almacks and other major Balls in London.
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