# Some whimsy

**URL:** <https://nonsuch.discourse.group/t/some-whimsy/10590>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 25, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/t/some-whimsy/10590 "2026-09-25T02:31:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![JimJ](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/nonsuch.discourse.group/jimj/32/7334_2.png) [@JimJ](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/u/JimJ)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/t/some-whimsy/10590/1 "2026-09-25T02:31:53Z")

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I recently received some Renaissance music scored for guitar called Nonesuch and at the bottom of the modern notation is found a reproduction of ancient text describing, I think, a dance called the ‘Nonesuch’. I’ve attached a copy of the page bottom for a whimsical moment.

[Nonesuch music score.pdf](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/4cQef4bcJDmHosot08YEHJbQZlN.pdf) (3.3 MB)

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**Author:** ![CaptHilary](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/nonsuch.discourse.group/capthilary/32/807_2.png) [@CaptHilary](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/u/CaptHilary)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://nonsuch.discourse.group/t/some-whimsy/10590/2 "2026-10-01T14:29:10Z")

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I was interested to find Horatio Hornblower captaining a ship named the Nonsuch in one of the novels of the 11 book series set in the early 1800s too.