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'''JENNY LIND'S QUADRILLE.''' AKA and see "[[If the Heart of a Man]]," "[[Lancers Quadrilles Third Figure]]." English; Air, Jig, Quadrille (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune appears as "Jenny Lind's Quadrille" in the music copybook of American musician M.E. Eames, dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (who was probably from Philadelphia). His title honors the "Swedish Nightingale," the popular singer Jenny Lind [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lind] (1820-1887). However, the melody is quite old, dating to the early 18th century as the air "Would you have a young virgin (of fifteen years)." It was employed by John Gay for a song in his '''Beggar's Opera''' (1729) commencing "If the heart of a man." The melody was incorporated in the early 19th century into the Lancers set of quadrilles as the third figure, by which association it is linked to Eames' designation as a 'quadrille'. | '''JENNY LIND'S QUADRILLE.''' AKA and see "[[If the Heart of a Man]]," "[[Lancers Quadrilles Third Figure]]." English; Air, Jig, Quadrille (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune appears as "Jenny Lind's Quadrille" in the music copybook of American musician M.E. Eames, dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (who was probably from Philadelphia). His title honors the "Swedish Nightingale," the popular singer Jenny Lind [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lind] (1820-1887). However, the melody is quite old, dating to the early 18th century as the air "Would you have a young virgin (of fifteen years)." It was employed by John Gay for a song in his '''Beggar's Opera''' (1729) commencing "If the heart of a man." The melody was incorporated in the early 19th century into the Lancers set of quadrilles as the third figure, by which association it is linked to Eames' designation as a 'quadrille'. | ||
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JENNY LIND'S QUADRILLE. AKA and see "If the Heart of a Man," "Lancers Quadrilles Third Figure." English; Air, Jig, Quadrille (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune appears as "Jenny Lind's Quadrille" in the music copybook of American musician M.E. Eames, dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (who was probably from Philadelphia). His title honors the "Swedish Nightingale," the popular singer Jenny Lind [1] (1820-1887). However, the melody is quite old, dating to the early 18th century as the air "Would you have a young virgin (of fifteen years)." It was employed by John Gay for a song in his Beggar's Opera (1729) commencing "If the heart of a man." The melody was incorporated in the early 19th century into the Lancers set of quadrilles as the third figure, by which association it is linked to Eames' designation as a 'quadrille'.
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