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ASSASSINATION, THE. AKA and see "Chill Groves." English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was first printed in London publisher Longman, Lukey, & Broderip's Bride's Favourite Collection of 200 Select Country Dances, Cotillons (1776), with the alternate title "Chill Groves."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Longman, Lukey, & Broderip (Bride's Favourite Collection of 200 Select Country Dances, Cotillons), 1776; Part 3, p. 89. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5), 1788; p. 99.

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