the Dumps

X: 1
T: the Dumps
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: jig
B: "The Compleat Country Dancing-Master" printed by John Walsh, London ca. 1740
S: 6: CCDM1 http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Compleat_Country_Dancing-Master_(Various) V.1 p.35 #66
B: "The Dancing-Master: Containing Directions and Tunes for Dancing" printed by W. Pearson for John Walsh, London ca. 1709
S: 7: DMDfD http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=89751228 p.36
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The first time signature looks like "2/3" or "2/5", whatever that means.
N: Repeat signs added to indicate the dance instruction to repeat the 2nd Strain as many times as there are couples.
M: 6/4
L: 1/4
K: D
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[|\
d3 FED | d3 FED | d3 FED | D3 D2 |][M:9/4][L:1/4] E |: F>GA B2A d2E |
F>GA B2A e2E | F>GA B2A d2E | F>GA B2A ["1..." d2D :|["last" d3 FED |]
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%sep 1 1 500
%sep 1 8 500

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