Annotation:Ianthe (2)
Tune properties and standard notation
IANTHE. AKA and see "Princess Royal (5)." English, Air. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Simpson, in his volume British Broadside Ballads and Their Music, says this air was originally entitled "Iantha" and was included in the supplemental section called "Tunes of the French Dances" in the third edition of Playford's Dancing Master (c. 1662, No. 28). It can also be found in twice in Playford's Apollo's Banquet (1670, No. 176 & No. 200), first as "Ianythae" and then as "La Princess Royale." The "Princess Royal" title was used for subsequent editions of Playford volumes. A different tune called "Iantha" was printed in the 13th edition of the Dancing Master (1706), then published in London by John Young, heir to the Playford publishing concern.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Barlow (Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford's Dancing Master), 1985; No. 147, p. 42.
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