Beaver (The)

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Theme code Index	1H31H3 1H37L2
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	No. 16
Year of publication/Date of MS	1765
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BEAVER, THE. English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Could refer to the fashion for beaver fur hats. Prior to Charles and Samuel Thompson's publication, the melody appeared in John Hinton's Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure (London, 1758).

Printed source: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 16.

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