Annotation:Jack's Gratitude
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JACK'S GRATITUDE. English, Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "Jack's Gratitude" was a song by Charles Dibdin [1] (1745-1814), known for his sea-songs.
The prolific Dibdin (born at Southampton) was one of the most popular English composers of his era, whose operas were regularly performed in London theatres including Salder's Wells, Covent Garden, Drury Lane and the Haymarket, and his own venue Sans Souci on the Strand.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4), 1796, No. 196, p. 73.
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