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Nonesuch

Found in n-o.abc from the John Chambers abc collection
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Nonesuch - staff notation
X:12030
T:Nonesuch
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:120
N:Almost the same as "A la Mode de France"
H:Nonesuch was built in 1538 by Henry VIII over the demolished property
H:of the village of Cuddington, near Epsom Wells in Sussex, to be the
H:most ostentatious hunting lodge ever made.  At the very end of her
H:life, Elizabeth I visited Nonesuch, as a guest of Lord Lumley,
H:son-in-law of the Earl of Arundel, and it was reported that "there is
H:much dancing of country dances in the privy chamber at Nonesuch, before
H:the Queen's majesty, who is exceedingly pleased therewith".
K:DDor
a|afga|f e/2f/2 da|afga|f2 fa|afga|f e/2f/2 da|afga|f2 de||
ecde|f e/2f/2 de|ecde|f2 de|ecde|f e/2f/2 de|ecde|f2 d||

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