Brass Nuts

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Theme code Index	1H3 1H1H 72H 2H6
Also known as	Grand Old Duke of York (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABBCA
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Peter Kennedy
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fiddler's Tune Book vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 26
Year of publication/Date of MS	1954
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BRASS NUTS. AKA - "The Grand Old Duke of York." English, Country Dance, March. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCA. It may be supposed the old Duke had them, however the tune is "Grand Old Duke of York" here associated with (and taking its name from) the country dance Brass Nuts.

Printed sources: Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; p. 26 (appears as "The Grand Old Duke of York"). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 149.

X:1
T:Brass Nuts
T:Grand Old Duke of York (The)
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
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