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The melody was entered into several mid-19th century English musicians' manuscript copybooks, including those of Lawrence Leadley (Yorkshire), the Hardy Family (Dorset), and Michael Turner (Sussex). | The melody was entered into several mid-19th century English musicians' manuscript copybooks, including those of Lawrence Leadley (Yorkshire), the Hardy Family (Dorset), and Michael Turner (Sussex). "[[Original Polka (The)]]" and "Opera Polka" are on the page next to each other in '''Hamilton's Universal Tune Book''' and both are contained in the Hardy family manuscripts, suggesting the Hardys used that volume as their source. | ||
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OPERA POLKA. English, Scottish; Polka. England; Dorset, Yorkshire. D Major ('A' and 'C' parts) & A Major ('B' part) {Trim}: C Major ('A' and 'C' parts) & G Major ('B' part) {Callaghan, Kerr, Merryweather & Seattle}. Standard tuning (fiddle). "AABBCC(Trio)AABB.
The "Opera Polka" was a composition of M. Julien, and was danced in 1844 at Her Majesty's Theatre by Mlle. Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899) and Monsieur Perrot.
The melody was entered into several mid-19th century English musicians' manuscript copybooks, including those of Lawrence Leadley (Yorkshire), the Hardy Family (Dorset), and Michael Turner (Sussex). "Original Polka (The)" and "Opera Polka" are on the page next to each other in Hamilton's Universal Tune Book and both are contained in the Hardy family manuscripts, suggesting the Hardys used that volume as their source.
Source for notated version: a MS collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby, Yorkshire) [Merryweather & Seattle]; the Thomas Hardy family manuscripts (Dorset, early 19th century) [Trim].
Printed sources: Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 68. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3); No. 437, p. 50. Laybourn (Köhler's Violin Repository Book 3), 1885; p. 264. Manson (Hamilton's Universal Tune Book), 1846; p. 145. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddler of Helperby), 1994; No. 96, p. 54. Trim (The Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy), 1990; No. 54.
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