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As was typical practice of the time in London, a commemorative " score " of the entire opera was assembled and published quickly.

As was common, this consisted of the fully arranged overture followed by the melodies of the 69 songs, supported by only the simplest bass accompaniments.

There are no indications of dance music, accompanying instrumental figures or the like, except in three instances: Lucy's " Is Then His Fate Decree'd Sir " – one measure of descending scale marked " Viol.

" –; Trape's " In the Days of My Youth ", in which the " fa la la chorus is written as " viol.

"; and the final reprieve dance, Macheath's " Thus I Stand Like A Turk ", which includes two sections of 16 measures of " dance " marked " viol.

" ( See the 1729 score, formerly published by Dover ).