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MERRY CONCEIT [1], THE. English, Country Dance and Jig (6/4 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. A 'merry conceit' is an in-joke. The melody first appeared in the third edition of John Playford's '''Dancing Master''' (1657, reprinted in 1665). It appears as "[[New Conceit (The)]]" in the next edition of the '''Dancing Master''' (1670) and as "[[Asparagus Garden (The)]]" in the 7th edition (1687). | MERRY CONCEIT [1], THE. English, Country Dance and Jig (6/4 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. A 'merry conceit' is an in-joke. The melody first appeared in the third edition of John Playford's '''Dancing Master''' (1657, reprinted in 1665). It appears as "[[New Conceit (The)]]" in the next edition of the '''Dancing Master''' (1670) and as "[[Sparagus Garden (The)]]/[[Asparagus Garden (The)]]" in the 7th edition (1687). | ||
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MERRY CONCEIT [1], THE. English, Country Dance and Jig (6/4 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. A 'merry conceit' is an in-joke. The melody first appeared in the third edition of John Playford's Dancing Master (1657, reprinted in 1665). It appears as "New Conceit (The)" in the next edition of the Dancing Master (1670) and as "Sparagus Garden (The)/Asparagus Garden (The)" in the 7th edition (1687).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Barlow (Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford's Dancing Master), 1985; No. 126, p. 40. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909; p. 31.
Recorded sources: