Annotation:Chinese Festival (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
CHINESE FESTIVAL, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique to London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson's 1757 country dance collection.
Printed source: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 148.