Annotation:Aldridge's Allemand
X:1 T:Aldridge's Allemand M:2/4 L:1/8 S:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (c. 1780, p. 37) K:D f | e/g/e/c/ df | e/g/e/c/ dA | BABc | d/c/d/e/ df | e/g/e/c/ df | e/g/e/c/ dA |BABc | d3 :| |: g | f/a/f/d/ f/a/f/d/ | g/b/g/e/ g/b/g/e/ | f/a/f/d/ f/a/f/d/ | e/d/c/B/ Ag | f/a/f/d/ f/a/f/d/ | g/b/g/e/ g/b/g/e/ | f/a/f/d/ e/g/e/c/ | d3 :|
ALDRIDGE'S ALLEMAND. AKA and see "Don Fisco," "Foster's Hornpipe (2)," "Ridotto al Fresco," "Unity." English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Fr. John Quinn finds a cognate version in the latter 19th century publications of Boston music publisher Elias Howe under the title "Foster's Hornpipe (2)." See note for "annotation:Aldridge's Hornpipe (1)" for information on the famous latter 18th century Irish-born stage dancer and pantomimist Robert Aldridge (b.c. 1738-1793).
