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NIGHT WATCH [2], THE. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The melody (an almaine) appears in a publication by English composer Anthony Holborne (1545?-1602) set for viol consort. Holborne was intimately involved in the remarkable flowering of English art, music and letters associated with the court of Queen Elizabeth I.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; p. 5 (appears as "Arlington Assembly," the name of a dance composed by Philipe Callens in 2000, set to the tune). Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other Short Aeirs, 1599; No. 55.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Hear the tune played by The King's Noyse on youtube.com [1]
Hear a lute version on youtube.com [2]




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