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 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZG2_Ik0MTI
+**THE CORPORATION and FETE CHAMPETRE**\\
+The corporation" probably refers to the Corporation of the City of London. Fétes
+cham pétres were lavish outdoor entertainments, part of the “back to nature” movement of the
+iid weathered, mid-cighteenth century. This tune was probably inspired by one of the most
+splendid of the century, the five-day party which Lord ‘Stanley held at his country seat, The
+Oaks, near Epsom, Surrey, to celebrate his marriage lo the daughter of the Duke of Hamilton.
+in 1774. An elaborate masque with a great deal of dancing vas composed by Francois Barte-
+Jemon and General John Burgoyne, and it was the centerpiece of the event. It was later
+expanded to the full length opera, The Maid of the Oaks. The event may also have inspired
+the musical piece called "Fete Champetre" played for 2 decade afterwards at the Drury Lane.
+Theatre.