Annotation:Coronation (The)

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CORONATION, THE. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title perhaps refers to the coronation of Hanoverian king George III, who ruled from 1760-1820. Some melodic material from the first strain is shared with "Duke of York (2) (The)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 110.

Recorded sources:

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