Annotation:Cavendish Court

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CAVENDISH COURT. AKA - "Look Sharp." English, Country Dance Tune (3/4 and 2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAAABB. The melody (and dance instructions) were first printed in John Hinton's periodical Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure (London, 1756). The melody also appears in John Johnson's 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 8 (London, 1758).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 110.

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Tune properties and standard notation