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T: Four New Country Dances 1812
C: music: Wm Harmony
C: dance: Mr Wilson
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
B: Thomas Wilson, Harmony "Four New Country Dances", London 1812
F: https://archive.org/details/Wilson4NewCountryDances
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/DftY/1812_Wilson_Harmony_FourNewCountryDances.abc 2024-12-18 180439 UT
K:
%%center Four New Country Dances 1812
%%center -----------------------------------
%%center Composed by Wm Harmony for No.38 New Series of La Belle Assemblee.
%%center THE FIGURES BY Mr WILSON.
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% % Transcription notes:
% % The tunes are are unnumbered; their count (1-4)
% % is used in the file name to preserve the publication order.
% % Some abbreviations use small superscript letters with a dot underneath.
% % The dots are mostly ignored, and the letters typed as-is.
% % Some abbreviations end with ":", which is 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
%%sep 1 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:1
T: Don't Ye.
%R: reel, march
B: Thomas Wilson, Harmony "Four New Country Dances" #1
F: https://archive.org/details/Wilson4NewCountryDances
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
Q: "Allegro"
K: F
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V: 1 clef=treble middle=B
|: fccB AFF2 | AFF2 ECC2 | fccB AFF2 | Cc cB AF F2 :|
|: d^cd^c ddef | =BABG cde2 | d^cdc def>d | ecgf ecc2 :|
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V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
|: FfFf FfFf | FfFf CcC2 | FfFf FfFf | CcCc FfF2 :|
|: fefe fed2 | g2f2 edc2 | f2e2 d2df | g2G2 c2c2 :|
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%%text SINGLE FIGURE (each strain repeated)
%%begintext align
%% The 1st Lady turns the 2d Gentleman the 1st Gent:
%% turns the 2d Lady |: lead down the middle up
%% again and half poussette |: .
%%endtext
%%text DOUBLE FIGURE (the tune played twice tho' with rep.ts)
%%begintext align
%% Swing with right hands (round the 2d Couple)
%% then with left |: set 3, then set in your places
%% |: hands 6 round & back again |: & lead outsides |: .
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:2
T: Bloomsbury Place
%R: reel
B: Thomas Wilson, Harmony "Four New Country Dances" #2
F: https://archive.org/details/Wilson4NewCountryDances
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Repeats fixed to match the "(each strain repeated)" instruction.
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
Q: "Allegro"
K: A
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V: 1 clef=treble middle=B
cd |\
eace AcEA | CEA,C E/F/G/A/ Bc/d/ |\
eace AcEA | CEDG A2 :|
|: BA |\
GB Ee Ac Ee | GB Ee Ac Ee |\
a/g/f/e/d/c/B/A/ Ag/f/e/d/c/B/ | A/G/F/E/ FG [A2C2] :|
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V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
z2 |\
[A2a2]e2[A2a2]e2 [A2a2]e2 [E2e2]E2 |\
[A2a2]e2[A2a2]e2 [A2a2]e2 [A2a2] :|
|: z2 |\
[e2g2b2]d'2[e2a2]c'2 | [e2g2b2]d'2[e2a2]c'2 |
[c2e2c'2]a2[d2f2a2]d'2 | [e2g2b2]d'2 [A2e2a2] :|
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%%text SINGLE FIGURE (each strain repeated)
%%begintext align
%% Cast off two Couple and back again :| cross
%% over one Couple and half figure round the
%% 3d Couple |: .
%%endtext
%%text DOUBLE FIGURE (the tune played twice tho' with rep.ts)
%%begintext align
%% Whole figure at top |: lead down the middle up
%% again right and left |: turn corners |: hands 4
%% round at bottom and half poussette at top |:
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:3
T: Minny Wow's Fancy, and Poggy's delight
%R: reel
B: Thomas Wilson, Harmony "Four New Country Dances" #3
F: https://archive.org/details/Wilson4NewCountryDances
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
Q: "Allegro"
K: A
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V: 1 clef=treble middle=B
[|\
cAdB ecTBA | fdcB AGTFE |\
cAdB ecfd | ec TBA {A}G2z2 |\
cAdB ecTBA |
fdcB AGTFE |\
cAdB ecfd | ed TBG A2z2 |][|\
efga bgTfe | c'aTgf bgTfe |\
efga bgTfe |
c'agf edcB |\
cAdB ecTBA | fdcB AGTFE |\
cAdB ecfd | ed BG A2z2 |]
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V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
[|\
A2B2 c2d2 | B2d2 e2E2 |\
A2B2 c2d2 | c2d2 e2E2 | A2B2 c2d2 |
B2d2 e2E2 | A2B2 c2d2 | e2E2 A2A2 |][|\
e2E2 e2E2 | e2E2 e2E2 | e2E2 e2E2 |
e2E2 e2E2 | A2B2 c2d2 | B2d2 e2E2 |\
A2B2 c2d2 | e2E2 A2A,2 |]
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%%text SINGLE FIGURE (the tune played S.t through)
%%begintext align
%% Set and change sides, set and back again |: lead
%% down the middle up again and right and left with
%% top Couple .| .
%%endtext
%%text DOUBLE FIGURE (each strain repeated)
%%begintext align
%% Hay contrary sides .| hay on your own sides .|
%% lead down the middle up again set to the top Couple
.| swing corners |:
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 500
%%sep 1 1 500
X:4
T: Pray be quiet
%R: reel
B: Thomas Wilson, Harmony "Four New Country Dances" #4
F: https://archive.org/details/Wilson4NewCountryDances
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
Q: "Allegro"
K: G
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V: 1 clef=treble middle=B
|:\
dcBA G2e2 | cBAG F2d2 |\
BAGF E2c2 | cBAG F2D2 :|\
|:\
GABc d2D2 | EFGA B2B,2 |
CDEF GABG | ABAG F2D2 :|\
|:\
dcBA G2e2 | cBAG F2d2 |\
BAGF E2c2 | FGAF G4 :|
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V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
|: g4 e4 | f4 d4 | e4 c4 | d4 D4 :|
|: g4 d4 | e4 B4 | c4 B4 | c2^c2 d4 :|
|: g4 e4 | f4 d4 | e4 c4 | d4 [g4G4] :|
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%%text SINGLE FIGURE (each strain repeated)
%%begintext align
%% Hands across and back again. |: lead down the
%% middle up again, right and left |: and set contrary
%% corners |: .
%%endtext
%%text DOUBLE FIGURE (the tune played twice thro')
%%begintext align
%% Set & half right & left, set and back again |: swing with
%% right hands (round the 2d Cu:) then with left |: the Lady
%% whole figure round the top Cu: & the Gent: round the bottom |: set
%% contrary corners |: lead thro' bottom & top |: & lead outsides |:
%%endtext
