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'''NIGHTPIECE, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Dance of Death]]," "[[Shaking of the Sheets ( | '''NIGHTPIECE, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Dance of Death]]," "[[Shaking of the Sheets (2) (The)]]." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBB' (Barnes): ABBB (Sharp). The melody and country dance directions were published by John Playford in his '''English Dancing Master''' (1651), first edition, and retained in the long-running series with this title through the third editions of 1657 and 1665. In the fourth (1670) and fifth (1675) editions "Shaking of the Sheets" was added as an alternate title, and in the sixth (1679), seventh (1686), and eighth (1690) editions "Shaking of the Sheets" took primary place, with "Night Piece" relegated to alternate title status. See note for "[[Annotation:Shaking of the Sheets (2)]]" for more. | ||
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NIGHTPIECE, THE. AKA and see "Dance of Death," "Shaking of the Sheets (2) (The)." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBB' (Barnes): ABBB (Sharp). The melody and country dance directions were published by John Playford in his English Dancing Master (1651), first edition, and retained in the long-running series with this title through the third editions of 1657 and 1665. In the fourth (1670) and fifth (1675) editions "Shaking of the Sheets" was added as an alternate title, and in the sixth (1679), seventh (1686), and eighth (1690) editions "Shaking of the Sheets" took primary place, with "Night Piece" relegated to alternate title status. See note for "Annotation:Shaking of the Sheets (2)" for more.