Annotation:Parthenia (2)

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PARTHENIA [2]. AKA and see "Faine/Fain I Would." English, Air and Country Dance Tune (6/4 or 6/8 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The melody was printed by London publisher John Playford in the first edition of his English Dancing Master (1651) with "Faine I Would" as the primary title, and "Parthenia" as the alternate title. Another tune called "Parthenia" appeared in later editions of the Dancing Master (see "Parthenia (3)").

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