Merry Dancers. Ru1.065

X:65
T:Merry Dancers. Ru1.065
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/RutherfordVol1/2248/p33
Z:Transcription by Village Music Project, Steve Mansfield July 2015
F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/F:http://www.vwml.org/record/RutherfordVol1/2248/p33
Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
N: The key could be Dmix
N: * This note is shown as a quaver in the original but has been changed to a crotchet to give the correct bar length.
M:6/4
Q:3/4=100
K:G
d|TB>A BcGE|GAG G2d|B>AB cGE|DED D2c|
B>AB cGE|G>AG G2c|B/c/ dB c2B|AFD D2 :|
|: "*"c|(B/c/ d)B GBG|(B/c/ d)B G2c|(B/c/)dB GBG|(F/G/)AF D2c|
B/c/dB GBG|B/c/dB Tc2e|dcB Tc2B|AFD D2 :|
|: g|f>ef gdB|gdB G2g|f>ef gdB|AFD D2g|
f>ef gdB|def gdB|cac BgB|AFD D2 |]
W:
W: The first & 2d. Cu. Foot it and Right & left half round .|  Then
W: Foot it and Right Hand & Left up to the Top :|  Foot it and
W: Hands across quite Round .||  The same back again :||  Cross over
W: two Cu. .|||  Lead up to the Top Foot it & cast off |||
T:Star. Ru1.066, The
T:Scheme,aka. Ru1066, The
L:1/8
B:RUTHERFORD Complete Collection of 200 Country Dances Vol.1; London: David & John Rutherford 1756.
Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
N: * This repeat has been added to balance the repeat.
N: Another possibility is to use 1st and 2nd time bars,
N: e.g.   c/B/|AFF F3|BGG G3|fed cdB|1 AFF F2:|2 AFF F3 ||
M:6/8
Q:3/8=110
K:F
c/B/"*"|:AFF F3|BGG G3|fed cdB| AFF F3 :|
|: a(f/g/a) F2a|g(e/f/g) E2g |fef dgf|ecc Tc3|
BdB (g/a/b)B|cAc (f/g/a)A|BAB GcB|AFF F3  |]
W:
W: The first Cu. cast off one Cu.  .|
W: Cast up again :|  Gallop down one
W: Cu. and cast off .|.  Right Hand
W: and Left :|
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