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T: 24 Favourite Dances for the Year 1784
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
B: Thomas Straight "Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1784", London 1784
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-straights1784
N: As of August 2014, only the last 4 pages of this collection were available at www.vwml.org.
N: This booklet uses the following icons in the dance descriptions (rotated 1/4 turn to be typable):
N: .|. First time first strain.
N: :|. Second time first strain.
N: .|: First time second strain.
N: :|: Second time second strain.
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/DftY/1784_Straight.abc 2024-12-18 173753 UT
K:
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%%center 24 Favourite DANCES for the Year 1784
%%center With proper Directions to each Dance,
%%center as they are perform'd at Court, Bath,
%%center and all publick Assemblies
%%center -----------------------------------
%%center London Printed for T.Straight No.138 St Martins Lane near
%%center Charing Cross.
%%begintext align
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%% Transcription notes:
%% The tunes are numbered (below the clef and time signature); their number (01-24)
%% is used in the file name to preserve the publication order.
%% Some abbreviations use small superscript letters with a dot underneath.
%% The dots are ignored for will-known abbreviations, and the letters typed as-is.
%% For unusual abbreviations, the dots may be transcribed.
%% Some abbreviations end with ":", which is usually transcribed.
%% Original staff breaks are ignored; the ABC is formatted to have 2 or 4 bars per line,
%% which are joined into staffs to look good at a small scale.
%% Dances are transcribed with the original line breaks, which isn't significant.
%%endtext
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%%sep 2 1 500
%%sep 1 2 500
%%text In August 2014, pages 1-8 of this collection were missing, so only 9-12 are transcribed here.
%%sep 2 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:17
T: Jack in the Box
P: P.9 #1
%R: jig
B: "Twenty Four Favourite Dances for the Year 1784", Thomas Straight, ed. p.9 #1
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-straights1784
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D
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|:\
D3 A>BA | d2A (F/G/A)F | D2A d>ed | a2g (f/g/a)f |\
e2e A>BA | d2A (F/G/A)F | D2d afd | ege d3 :|
|:\
A3 d>ed | a>ba f>gf | b3 gag | fed e3 |\
A2A d>ed | a>ba f>gf | afd gec | dAF D3 :|
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%%begintext align
%% Foot it and half right and left .|. the same back
%% again :|. cross over one Cu: and turn .|: Right hands
%% and left :|:
%%endtext
%%sep 2 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:18
T: The Arcadian Nuptials
P: P.9 #2
%R: slip-jig
B: "Twenty Four Favourite Dances for the Year 1784", Thomas Straight, ed. p.9 #2
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-straights1784
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: F
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|:\
F3 AFA cAc | F3 dBd G3 |\
F3 AFA cAc | def gfe f3 :|\
|:\
a3 afd afd | efg gec gec |
a3 afd gec | def gfe f3 :|\
|:\
cAF cAF Acf | dBG dBG Bdg |\
cAF cAF Acf | cBA GFE F3 :|
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%%begintext align
%% The 1st Cu: turn right hands & cast off one Cu: .|. turn
%% with your left hands the Man cast off & the Wo: cast up
%% :|. foot it 3 at top & bottom .|: foot it 3 contrary sides
%% :|: hands four at bottom .|:. Right and left at top :|:.
%%endtext
%%sep 2 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:19
T: A Trip to Bengall
P: P.10 #1
%R: march, reel
B: "Twenty Four Favourite Dances for the Year 1784", Thomas Straight, ed. p.10 #1
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-straights1784
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: G
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|:\
gdBG | c>AB2 | gdBG | AFG2 |\
gdBG | FAc2 | Bed^c | d4 :|
|:\
dcBd | ecTc2 | cBAc | dBTB2 |\
BGg2 | dBg2 | ecBA | G4 :|
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%%begintext align
%% The 1st Man Sets to the second Wo: and turns
%% her .|. The 1st Wo: Set to the second Man and
%% turns :|. the 1st Cu: cross over and half Figure .|:
%% Foot and right hand and left :|:
%%endtext
%%sep 2 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:20
T: Garricks Rout
P: P.10 #2
%R: march, reel
B: "Twenty Four Favourite Dances for the Year 1784", Thomas Straight, ed. p.10 #2
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-straights1784#
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: C
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|:\
c2eg | fedc | BGAB | Tc3d |\
ecac | dBgB | A2T^f2 | g4 :|
|:\
gfeg | afTf2 | fedf | geTe2 |\
edcd | cagf | e2Td2 | c4 :|
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%%begintext align
%% The 1st Cu cast down two Cu: and Foot it .|. and cast
%% up to the top and Foot it :|. Cast back and hands
%% round with the third Cu: .|: Right hands and left :|:
%%endtext
%%sep 2 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:21
T: The Prince of Brunswick
P: P.11 #1
%R: jig
B: "Twenty Four Favourite Dances for the Year 1784", Thomas Straight, ed. p.11 #1
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-straights1784#
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: G
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|:\
(gd)B (GA)G | (cBA) (BGD) |\
(gd)B (GA)B | (cBA) B3 :|\
|:\
(def) (gbg) | (fa)f (e^c)A |
(def) (gbg) | (faf) g3 :|\
|:\
gdB ecA | (Bc)A B2G |\
(gd)B (ec)A | BdD G3 :|
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%%begintext align
%% The first Man set and turn the 2d Wo: .|. the
%% first Wo: sets and turn the 2d Man :|. cross
%% over one Cu: .|: foot it lead up and cast back :|:
%% foot it and back to back .|:. right Hands and
%% left :|:.
%%endtext
%%sep 2 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:22
T: Miss Piggots Whim
P: P.11 #2
%R: hornpipe, reel
B: "Twenty Four Favourite Dances for the Year 1784", Thomas Straight, ed. p.11 #2
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-straights1784#
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: G
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|:\
g>GG>G | G2e2 | d>B A>G | TA4 |\
g>GG>G | TG2b2 | a>gf>e | Td4 :|
|:\
d>BB>B | ecTc2 | c>AA>A | dBTg2 |\
(GD)TB2 | ADTc2 | BdFA | G4 :|
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%%begintext align
%% The first Cu: cast back and lead thro the 3d
%% Cu: .|. cast up to the top and lead thro the 2d
%% Cu :|. cross over Foot it .|: right Hand and
%% left :|:
%%endtext
%%sep 2 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:23
T: The Romps, or The Merry Girls of Scarborough
P: P.12 #1
%R: hornpipe, reel
B: "Twenty Four Favourite Dances for the Year 1784", Thomas Straight, ed. p.12 #1
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-straights1784#
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: G
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|:\
d>dB>B | g3e | d>BA>G | A4 |\
d>dB>B | g3b | a>gf>e | d4 :|
|:\
d>dB>B | e4 | c>cA>A | d4 |\
B>Gg2 | d>Bg2 | e>cB>A | G4 :|
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%%begintext align
%% The first Man sets to the 2d Wo: foot it and turns
%% her .|. the first Wo: sets to the 2d Man and turns him
%% :|. all four Hand round .|: right Hands and left :|:
%%endtext
%%sep 2 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:24
T: Miss Willmot's Maggot
P: P.12 #2
%R: march, reel
B: "Twenty Four Favourite Dances for the Year 1784", Thomas Straight, ed. p.12 #2
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-straights1784#
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: G
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|:\
d>Bg2 | d>Bg2 | d>Bc>A | BGG2 |\
dBg2 | dBg2 | fa A^c | d4 :|
|:\
dBe2 | cAd2 | BGcB | AFD2 |\
dBg2 | dBg2 | ecBA | G4 :|
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%%begintext align
%% Hand a cross .|. and back again :|. cross over back
%% to back .|: foot it right Hand and left :|:
%%endtext