Difference between revisions of "Astley's Flag"

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There are probably three tunes in the English repertoire that refer to Philip Astley who was a cavalryman and is credited with starting the first circus in England. Sometimes the name is corrupted to Ashley when it appears in hand written manuscripts.
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[[Astley's Hornpipe]] was evidently the most popular tune as it appears in many musicians' manuscript books including John Clare, George Spencer, James Winder, William Mittell, John Miller and also in a Frank Kidson owned manuscript. [[Astley's Ride]] and ''Astley's Flag'' appear less often.
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As written in the Ms of The Rev. Robert Harrison [[Image:Astleys_Flag_RH.jpg]]
 
As written in the Ms of The Rev. Robert Harrison [[Image:Astleys_Flag_RH.jpg]]
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Revision as of 14:50, 13 September 2008

There are probably three tunes in the English repertoire that refer to Philip Astley who was a cavalryman and is credited with starting the first circus in England. Sometimes the name is corrupted to Ashley when it appears in hand written manuscripts.

Astley's Hornpipe was evidently the most popular tune as it appears in many musicians' manuscript books including John Clare, George Spencer, James Winder, William Mittell, John Miller and also in a Frank Kidson owned manuscript. Astley's Ride and Astley's Flag appear less often.



As written in the Ms of The Rev. Robert Harrison Astleys Flag RH.jpg