Barham Down (1)
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T:Barham Downs. WM.132
M:6/8
L:1/8
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S:Wm.Mittell's MS, New Romney,Kent,1799
R:.Jig
O:England
A:Kent
Z:vmp.Chris Partington
K:D
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BARHAM DOWN. English, Country Dance Tune. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was originally published in Henry Playford's Dancing Master (11th edition, 1701). It also appears in the 1799 music manuscript collection of New Romney, Kent, musician William Mittell.
Printed source: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1989.
Recorded source: Varrick C-VR-013, Bare Necessities - "English Country Dances" (1987).
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