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'''HAPPY GROVES'''. English, Air. This air, by John Barrett, appears in John Gay's '''Beggar's Opera''' (1729), followed by appearances in a number of period ballad operas such as '''The Downfall of Bribery, or the Honest Men of Taunton''' (1733) and '''Rome Excis'd''' (1733). | '''HAPPY GROVES'''. English, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). This air, by John Barrett, appears in John Gay's '''Beggar's Opera''' (1729), followed by appearances in a number of period ballad operas such as '''The Downfall of Bribery, or the Honest Men of Taunton''' (1733) and '''Rome Excis'd''' (1733). | ||
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Tune properties and standard notation
HAPPY GROVES. English, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). This air, by John Barrett, appears in John Gay's Beggar's Opera (1729), followed by appearances in a number of period ballad operas such as The Downfall of Bribery, or the Honest Men of Taunton (1733) and Rome Excis'd (1733).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 68.
Recorded sources: