X:18
T: Cotillon XVII.     le Soldat.
%R: reel, march
B: J. Longman "XXIV New Cotillons or French Dances", London 1770 #18
F: http://http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-longmans 2015-2-22
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/DftY/1770/Longman_Cotillons/18_le_Soldat.abc	 2024-12-21 103859 UT
K: F
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%Voice 1 is formatted for a small scale.
V: 1 clef=treble
|:\
f2c2A2F2 | defd c2F2 | f2c2 A2F2 | EFGE C4 |\
f2c2 A2F2 | defd c2F2 | .G(cde) .A(def) | (ed)(c=B) c4 :|\
|:\
(e2^c2) (A2G2) | (FA)(d^c) d2D2 |
(d2=B2) (G2F2) | (EG)(c=B) c2C2 |\
e2c2 =B2A2 | ^GA=Bc d2f2 | eagf eagf | edc=B A4 |\
f2c2 A2F2 | defd c2F2 | dgab cfga | agfe f4 :|
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%Voice 2 preserves the original staff breaks.
V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
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f6 a2 | b4 a4 | f6 F2 | c4 C4 | f6 a2 | b4 a4 | e2c2
f2d2 | g2G2 c4 :||: a4 ^c'4 | d'2a2 d4 | g4 =b4 | c'2g2 c4 | c4 d4 |
e6 ^g2 | a4 c2d2 | e2E2 A4 | f6 a2 | b4 a4 | b2g2 a2f2 | b2c'2 f4 :|
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%%begintext align
%%    All round: four lead up, turn your own hands one over the other: Clap with one
%% hand, the Right hand on the Breast: the Left hand the same: Clap hands turn seperately
%% each into their own places: the other four do the same: Every Gentleman turn
%% his Partner.
%%endtext
%%text See the title page for the set of 9 "changes" for this dance.