Annotation:Love in a Village (3)
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LOVE IN A VILLAGE [3]. AKA and see "Duke of Perth." English, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. There are several unrelated tunes called "Love in a Village," which takes its name from a 1762 ballad opera by Arne and Bickerstaff (see Annotation:Love in a Village (1). The tune appears in a music manuscript by John Jackson, c. 1760. It has also been called "Lord Rockingham's Reel" and "Scamdens Cade," among other titles (see note for "Annotation:Duke of Perth"). Lord Rockingham was the builder and first occupier of Wentworth Woodhouse, an 18th century mansion in Sussex.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Trim et al (The Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy, vol. 1), 1990; No. 23.
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