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the Equestrian
Found in Button1818.abc
from the David Jacobs abc collection
X: 13
T: the Equestrian
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/Button1818/2292c/p7
B: "Le Sylphe, Twenty Four Country Dances with Figures for the Year 1818", Button & Whitaker, p.7 #1
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-button1818
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The Figures by Mr WILSON.
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: D
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A2 |\
A3BA2 | A3BA2 |\
A2B2c2 | d4ef |\
g4e2 | f4d2 |\
A2B2c2 | d2e2f2 |\
agfge2 | f2afd2 |\
ABcdef | d4 |]
e2 |\
e3fe2 | e3fe2 |\
e2f2^g2 | a4bc' |\
d'4b2 | c'4a2 |\
e2f2^g2 | a2b2c'2 |\
e'd'c'd'b2 | c'2e'c'a2 |
e2f2^g2 | a2z2 |]\
a2 |\
d'2a2b2 | abagf2 |\
(gagfeg) | fgfed2 |\
d2c2d2 | B2e4 |\
dcBABc | d2z2 |]
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W: WALTZ FIGURE (Tune play'd straight thro')
W:
W:The 3 Ladies & 3 Gent: set to each other & turn their partner |.
W:down the mid: up again |. & waltz allemande |. .
W:
W: OR THUS
W:
W:Chain figure 6 round & turn your partner a la waltz |.
W:waltz whole poussette |. & swing corners |. .
W:
T: the Broken Fiddle
%R: waltz
B: "Le Sylphe, Twenty Four Country Dances with Figures for the Year 1818", Button & Whitaker, p.7 #2
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-button1818
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The Figures by Mr WILSON.
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: C
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gf |\
eg^fgc'e | g3Gce | dag3f | ee'c'2(gf) |\
eg^fgc'e | g3Gce | dag3B | c2z2 :|
|: dc |\
Bfd3B | cge2dc | dd'bgfd | egag^f=f |\
eg^fgc'e | g3Gce | dag3B | c2z2 :|[K:F]
|: AB |\
c2c=Bc2 | c2d2e2 | {g}f2fef2 | {g}^f2fef2 |\
{a}g2g^fg2 | {b}a2a^ga2 | c'2e2e2 | f2z2 :|
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W: WALTZ FIGURE (Each strain repeated)
W:
W:The 1st Lady meets & turns 2d Gent: 1st Gent: the 2d Lady |: promenade
W:a la waltz |: swing with right hands round 2d Cu: & turn your partner |: .
W:
W: COUNTRY DANCE FIGURE (Each strain repeated)
W:
W:Whole figure at top |: cross over one Cu: & half figure
W:round the bottom Cu: |: & lead outsides |: .
W:
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