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Tune properties and standard notation


DERBYSHIRE MORRIS REEL. AKA and see "Winster Morris Reel." English, Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. From the Derbyshire, England, region (east Midlands). The name Derby is Danish in origin, stemming from the Anglo-Saxon invasions of the Dark Ages, and means 'deer village' perhaps for the herds of deer found there (Matthews, 1972).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 83. Sharp (Folk Dance Airs), 1909; No. 10.

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Tune properties and standard notation