the Swiss Waltz

X: 5
T: the Swiss Waltz
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/Button1818/2292c/p3
B: "Le Sylphe, Twenty Four Country Dances with Figures for the Year 1818", Button & Whitaker, p.3 #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: 3/8
L: 1/16
K: D
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A2 |\
d2A2f2 | d4(fg) | a2f2d'2 | (a^gab)a2 |\
(A2d2).d2 | e4f2 | g2e2c2 | d4 :|
|: A2 |\
A2F2A2 | B4G2 | g2e2c2 | (defg).a2 |\
A2F2A2 | B4G2 | g2e2c2 | d4 :|
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W: WALTZ FIGURE        (Each strain repeated)
W:
W:The 1st Lady turns 2d Gent: a la waltz 1st Gent turns 2d
W:Lady a la waltz |: & whole poussette with sauteuse step |: .
W:
W: COUNTRY DANCE FIGURE        (Each strain repeated)
W:
W:Hands 3 round with 2d Lady hands 3 round with 2d Gent: |: lead
W:down the mid: up again & right & left with top Cu: |: .
W:
T: Non joli gar\,con
N: There's a small hook at the lower left of the title's "c" that may be a cedille.
%R: hornpipe
B: "Le Sylphe, Twenty Four Country Dances with Figures for the Year 1818", Button & Whitaker, p.3 #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: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: G
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[|\
d>^cd>c d>gf>e | d>^cd>c d>=cBA | G>AB>c d>ef>g | a>^ga>b a4 |
d>^cd>c d>gf>e | d>^cd>c d>=cBA | G>Bd>g g>bf>f | g2b2g2z2 :|
[|\
a>gf>g {^g}a2d2 | b>ag>a {^a}b2d2 | g>fe>f g2^ga | f>ge>f d4 |
e>gf>e dgb2 | c>ed>c Bdg2 | e>gf>e d>cB>A | G>Bd>B G2z2 |]
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W: SINGLE FIGURE        (Tune play'd straight thro')
W:
W:Set & change sides with 2d Cu: set & back again |.
W:down the mid: up again & lead thro' the top |.
W:
W: DOUBLE FIGURE        (Each strain repeated)
W:
W:Hey contrary sides |. hey on your own sides |: promenade 3 Cu: |.
W:down the mid: up again & set to the top couple |: .
W:

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