Drive the Monsieur from Flanders. PFD2.149

X:149
T:Drive the Monsieur from Flanders. PFD2.149
B:Playford’s Dancing Master, Vol 2, 1713-28
Z:vmp.Steve Mansfield 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
M:C|
L:1/8
W:Longways for us many as will.
W:Note: Each strain must be play'd twice, and the Minuet Part must be done with the Minuet Step.
W:The 1st Man draw his Partner into the 2d Cu. Place, and the 2d Man put his partner into the
W:1st Cu. place .| The 1st man draw his partner into the 3d Cu. place, and the 3d Man put
W:his partnet into the 2d Cu. place :| The 1st Cu being in the 1st Cu. place cast off, and the
W:3d Cu. being in the 2d Cu. place cast off at the same time; the 1st Cu. turn Hands up the middle
W:into their own Places .| The 1st Cu. go the half Figure and cross over |. The 1st Man leads
W:his Partner the Minuet Step behind the 2d Man into the 2d Cu. Place .| Turn her once round
W:and cast up |: Lead up all four abreadst, the 2d Cu. cast off round the first Cu.
W:into their own Places, the first Cu. Sett and cast off |:
Q:2/4=90
N:Repeats not in Mss, added to match dance instruction
N:* All =e are notated as _e in Mss, which results in
N: consecutive enharmonic notes
K:Gm
g^f | g4 GABc | dcde d2ba | (gab2) (fd) (cB) | B6 :|
|: f"*"=e | f4 FGAB | cBcd c2 f=e | d=ef2 b2(bg) |
(=ef)g2 (^fa) (dc) | (Bd) (gB) A2^f2 | g6 :|
[M:3/4]
|: ga | b2 B2 b2 | agabab | g2 G2 g2 | f=efgfd |
e2 e2 fe | d2 edcd | B2 G2 ^c2 | d4 :|
|: d=e | f2 F2 f2 | f=efgfa | g2 G2 g2 | gfgaga |
b2 B2 b2 | a2 A2 g^f | =e^f (f3e/f/) | g4 :|

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