Annotation:H. Martini's Favorite Minuet
Tune properties and standard notation
H. MARTINI'S FAVORITE MINUET. AKA - "Martini's Minuet." ??, Minuet. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. The melody appears in a large number of late 18th century music publications and musicians' manuscripts, beginning with Charles and Samuel Thompson's Compleat Tutor for the Hautboy (London, 1770). The piece was composed by Italian composer Giovanni Battista Martini [1] (1706-1784).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; p. 153-154.
Recorded sources: Housemaster Records, Tom Kannmacher & Hubert Arnold - "Music of the Gentlemen Pipers" (2010).