Annotation:Lord of Carnavon's Jig (1)

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LORD OF CARNARVON'S JIG. AKA and see "Jack A Lent." English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Lord of Carnarvon's Jig is a dance figure. The music of "Lord of Carnavon's Jig" originally printed by John Playford in his English Country Dancing Master (London, 1651) is given in the entry for "Lord of Carnavon's Jig (2)". The tune given in the present entry, "Lord of Carnavon's Jig (1)," is actually that of Playford's "Jack a Lent," which was deliberately substituted for the original melody of the dance by English collector Cecil Sharp in his Country Dance Tunes (1909). It is in duple time, for despite our modern associations with the 'jig' as a 6/8 time tune, in Playford's time a jig simply meant a spirited or lively dance.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; p. 8. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pp. 33 & 41 (the latter is a facsimile copy of Playford's original). Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909; p. 35.

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