X:1
T:Duke of Gloucester’s March
C:Henry Purcell
M:C|
L:1/8
R:March and Country Dance Tune
B:Thomas Bray – “Country Dances” (London, 1699)
N:The volume was dedicated to the 10 yr. old Duke of
N:Gloucester, William Henry, son of Queen Anne.
N:Bray was a theatrical dancer and dancing master in
N:London in the 1690’s. The tune is from Henry Purcell’s
N:opera “The Indian Queen.”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
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