Annotation:Merry Girls of Epsom

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MERRY GIRLS OF EPSOM. AKA and see "l'Albertine." English, Jig. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was first printed in John Johnson's Choice Collection of 200 Country Dances, vol. 6 (London, 1751), followed by appearances in David Rutherford's Compleat Collection of 200 of the Most Celebrated Country Dances (London, 1756) and Charles and Samuel Thompson's Compleat Collection vol. 1 (London, 1757). The title honors the female inhabitants of Epsom in Surrey, England, south east of London. The town was famous as a spa resort in the 18th century, known for a race course and assembly rooms that attracted many of the city gentry to visit the country. The melody was printed in the 1757 country dance collection of French dancing master Robert Daubat, under the title "l'Albertine."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 3.

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