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Crowdercref	Origins: Bear Dance (48)	RE: Origins: Bear Dance	02 Apr 08
There are a number of tunes called the Bear's Dance. The one I picked up on was the A minor (well - aeolian) dance in 4/4 time (I didn't call it a polka because that seems to be a late 20th century descriptor.) I have heard it on CDs allegedly of 16th and 17th century dance music - a time when there was frequent contact between UK and the low countries - study of the Fitzwilliam Virginals Book (c. 1614-17) reveals a lot of shared repertoire. The tune I heard doesn't seem to be in Playford, Fitzwilliam VB, or Lady Nevilles VB, but I assume it must be in a contemporaneous collection. Thank you all for your help. Most music research comes down to such friendly teamwork. Any more inputs would be most welcome ... Crowdercref

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