Annotation:Lady in the Dark
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LADY IN THE DARK. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA. The tune dates to 1657 when it was published in London by John Playford (1623-1686) in the Third Edition of The Dancing Master [1] (p. 120). The tune was retained in subsequent editions, through the Eighth Edition of 1690 (published by son Henry Playford), after which it was dropped from the series.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909; p. 30.
Recorded sources:
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