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 Theme code Index    15L3bL 1L3b3b
 Also known as    Billy King's Bass Minuet
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Minuet
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Daniel Wright
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 76
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1740
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Billy King's Bass Minuet M:3/4 L:1/8 N:AAB & end on first strain R:Country Dance B:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (London, 1740, p. 76) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin A2 EDCB,|A,2 cBcA|B2G2G2|G2 edcB| c2^G2A2|E2C2F2|DFEDCB,|A,6:|| e2c2c2|d4G2|cedfeg|e3 def| g2c2d2|BA G2c2|d2B4|c3dcB||


X: 1 T:Bass Minuet. TBe.017 M:3/4 L:1/4 Q:1/4=100 S:Thomas Bennet MS,1718, VWML R:.Minuett O:England N:This is titled "Bass Minuet" but is written in the treble clef and it N:is not clear to which, if any of the minuets, this is the bass.C.Gr. N:Perhaps it's for Bass Viol? It certainly doesn't fit under any of the other minuets. H:1718 Z:vmp.C. Graebe.. K:F major C | F/E/F/G/ F | C F2 | GAB | A d/c/ d |\ c F2 | B B,A, | G,GE | F3 ||! c | f/e/f/g/f/g/ | ea2 | d b/a/ b | g c'2 |\ dbd | ca2 | d g/f/g/e/ f3 |]


X: 1 T: Billy Kings Bass Minuet T: Longways %R: minuet B: Daniel Wright "Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances" 1740 p.76 S: http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 3/4 L: 1/8 F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/DanielWright/CCCCD.abc K: Am % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |:\ A2EDCB, | A,2cBcA | B2G2G2 | G2edcB | c2^G2A2 | E2C2F2 | DFEDCB, | A,6 H:| e2c2c2 | d4G2 | cedfeg | e3def | g2c2d2 | BAG2c2 | d2B4 | c3dc"d.C."B |] % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - %%center The first strain twice, the second but once and end with the 1st strain %%begintext align %% Minuet step) The 1st Cu. go hands across %% half round with the 2d Cu., and lead thro' %% the 3d Cu. and cast up .| then hands across %% half round with the 3d Cu., and cast up %% to the top :| the 1st and 2d Cu. take hands %% and go quite round, then the 1st Cu. cast %% of in the 2d Cu. place. %%endtext % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - %%sep 2 4 300