Annotation:Temple of Health (The)
X:1 T:Temple of Health, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance/Jig B:Thompson - Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5 (London, 1788, No. 128, p. 64) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d>ed AFD|f>gf d2d|afd c2d|{ef}g2f e3| d>ed AFD|f>gf e2de|cea c>dB|A3 A3:| |:e>fe e2f|g2f e3|a>ba afd|{ef}g2f e3| Gbg Faf|efd cBA|a>ba afd|e3 d3:|]
TEMPLE OF HEALTH, THE. English, Country Dance Tune & Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Temple of Health" was printed in London in 1788 by the Thompsons in their fifth compendium of country dance collections. The tune was entered into the 1790's music manuscript collection of Connecticut flute player Ralph Pomeroy although "Temple of Health" was the alternate title. Instead, the primary title was "New Constitution"
