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HUN HAYDN. English, Dance Tune (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title refers to Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn [1] (1732-1809), a friend of Mozart, and teacher of Beethoven. Haydn was in residence in London during the years 1791–1792 with a repeat visit in 1794–1795. Haydn's music had been extremely popular in England from the 1780's, and his London appearances were a triumph.

Source for notated version: Ship's fiddler William Litten, who complied his music manuscript on a voyage to the Far East, commencing in 1800.

Printed sources: Huntington (William Litten's), 1977; p. 25.

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-'''HUN HAYDN'''. English, Dance Tune (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. It refers no doubt to the German composer Franz Joseph Haydn, who was in residence in London for some years.
+'''HUN HAYDN'''. English, Dance Tune (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title refers to Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn] (1732-1809), a friend of Mozart, and teacher of Beethoven. Haydn was in residence in London during the years 1791–1792 with a repeat visit in 1794–1795. Haydn's music had been extremely popular in England from the 1780's, and his London appearances were a triumph.
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