Annotation:News of the Victory (The)

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NEWS OF THE VICTORY, THE. AKA and see "Jolly Tars of the Victory," "Tars of the Victory," Tars of Victory," "Weeping Willow Tree (The)," "Willow Tree (2) (The)". English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The tune commemorates HMS Victory, Admiral Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, fought off the coast of Spain in 1805. It was a great victory for the British navy, although it cost Nelson his life. The melody appears as "Tars of the Victory" in the music manuscript copybook of Rev. R. Harrison (Cumbria, c. 1815).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes). Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 136, p. 33.

Recorded sources: EFDSS CD 04, The Bismarks - "Upstream - Traditional Dance Music from England."



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