Annotation:Duke of Cornwall's Reel
Tune properties and standard notation
DUKE OF CORNWALL'S REEL. AKA and see "Opera Reel [1]." English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. Well-known under the "Opera Reel" title. The tune appears as "Duke of Cornwall's Reel" in the William Aylemore manuscript of 1796 (W. Wittering, Sussex).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 35.
Recorded sources: EFDSS CD13, Katie's Quartet - "Hardcore English" (2007. Various artists). TMM 1912CD, Posh Band - "X-Tradition" (1999).