Annotation:Disappointed Widow (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
DISAPPOINTED WIDOW. English, Jig. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune (and country dance) early appears in John Young's Dancing Master of 1726, Walsh's New Country Dancing Master, Book 3 (1728), and in John Gay's (1685-1732) ballad opera Polly (1729), a disappointing sequel to his hugely successful Beggar's Opera (London, 1728).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 127. Wilson (Companion to the Ball Room), 1816; p. 92.
Recorded sources: