Annotation:Trip to Richmond (2) (A)
X:1 T:Trip to Richmond [2], A M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A Acec|a2e2|fgaf|ecBA|Acec|a2e2|fedc|Tc2B2| Acec|aedc|fgaf|ecBA|Acec|aedc|BABc|A4:| |:ecec|ecec|fdfd|fdfd|ecec|ecec|aedc|Tc2B2| ecec|ecec|fdfd|fdfd|ecec|aedc|fdcB|A4:||
TRIP TO RICHMOND [2], A. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique in printed collections to London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 country dance collection. Musician Thomas Hammersley entered it into his 1790 music manuscript collection.
