Annotation:Happy Pair (2) (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
HAPPY PAIR, THE. English, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody, originally printed by London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson in their 1765 country dance collection, also appears in the 1786 music manuscript copybook of American flute player Henry Beck.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 154.
Recorded sources: