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New recording of the music for 'Westminster Election', an elegant country dance capitalizing on interest in the recent Westminster election of 1790. The musical score and moves for the dance were printed on a hand fan issued by fan manufacturer Edward Sudlow in December 1790 as one of 'Fourteen New Country Dances for 1791' which, it was claimed, were performed at 'Court, Bath and All Public Assemblys'.

'Westminster Election', from fan printed with Fourteen New Country Dances for 1791, with their Proper Figures as Perform'd at Court, Bath and All Public Assemblys (London, 1790), Manchester Art Gallery, Accession Number 1922.1060

Candidate: Charles James Fox
Candidate: Samuel Hood
Candidate: John Horne Tooke
Constituency: Westminster
date: 13 December 1790
date: 1790
Election: July-1790
keyword: Audio File
keyword: Music for Country Dance
maker: Hillary Burlock (using MuseScore and Audacity)
materials: Audacity
materials: MuseScore
place: Bath
place: Westminster