The General Election

X: 24
T: The General Election
R: march, reel
B: Bland & Weller, eds. "24 Favorite Country Dances, Hornpipes and Reels", 1803, London p.12 #24
S: http://imslp.org/wiki/24_Favorite_Country_Dances,_Hornpipes_and_Reels_(Various)
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Missing half-beat in the last bar, fixed.
N: The "Do." in the directions probably stands for "Ditto".
K: E
|:\
g2g2 e2fg | a2a2 f4 | b2b2 g2ab | agfe d2B2 |\
g2g2 e2fg | a2a2 f4 | b2g2e2 fg | fe^dc B4 :|
|:\
c2c2c2 ec | B2G2 G4 | A2A2 F2GA | G2E2 E4 |\
c2c2 c2ec | B2G2G2c2 | B2G2 BAGF | E4 E4 :|
|:\
!p!(G6 F2) | F2E2 E4 | B6 A2 | A2G2 G4 |\
F6 E2 | D2(B,2C2D2) | (E2G2)B2 zD | (D4 E2)z2 :|

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/DftY/1803/Bland_Weller/alltunes/0024
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/DftY/1803_Bland_Weller/0024

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