Barn Elms. PFD2.157

X:157
T:Barn Elms. PFD2.157
B:Playford’s Dancing Master, Vol 2, 1713-28
Z:vmp.Steve Mansfield 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
M:3/2
L:1/4
W:Longways for as many as will.
W:Note: Each Strain is to be play'd twice over.
W:The first and second Couple go Hands half round, the first Couple being in the 2d Couple's Place,
W:Improper, cast up. This is to the first Strain play'd once. Then go Hands half round again,
W:the first Couple being in the second Couple's Place Proper, cast up into their own.
W:This is to the first Strain play'd twice. The two Men do the whole Figure thro' the two Women,
W:then Right and Left quite round. This to the second Strain play'd once. Then the two Women
W:go the Figure thro' the two Men, and lead to the Wall, then back again,
W:the first Couple cast off. This to the second Strain twice.
Q:2/4=100
N:Repeats not in Mss, added to match dance instruction
N:* e# in Mss; however, as in other e# in other tunes in this MS, has been
N:amended to =e in transcription to avoid incongruous notes
K:Gm
dg2 a ba/g/ | ^f/g/a dc BA | BG B/c/d ed | de/d/ c2 d2 :|
|: df2g f/g/f/e/ | dB2 f bf | gf2 e/d/ ed | cc/d/ ef dB |
fb2 a gd | "*"=ea2 g ^fd | gf2 e2 d- | dc/B/ A2 G2 :|

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