Drop (The)
X: 1 % T: Ward's Drop P: Longways for as many as will R: slip-jig B: "Caledonian Country Dances" printed by John Walsh for John Johnson, London S: http://imslp.org/wiki/Caledonian_Country_Dances_with_a_Thorough_Bass_(Various) Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> N: The 2nd part has initial repeat but no final repeat. M: 9/8 L: 1/8 K: Bb % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - V: 1 B, |\ D/E/FE BFE DCB | c/d/ec GAB A2e | d/e/fd bfg fed | cde FBA B2 :| |: d |\ B/c/dB gde dcB | Ag^f g/a/ba g2d | B/c/dG gd=e f=ed | cBA BAG F2F | D/E/FD BFE ECE | c/d/ec GAB A2f | d/e/fd bfg fed | cde FBA B2 |] % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - V: 2 clef=bass middle=d B |\ B3 d2c BAG | F2f =e3 f2A | B3 d2e dcB | edc f2F B2 :| |: B |\ d3 edc BAG | d3 D3 G2B | G3 =B2c dc_B | GFE F2c F3 | B3 d2c BAG | F2f =e3 f2A | B3 d2e dcB | edc f2F B2 |] % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - %%begintext align The 1st Man turns the 2d Wo. with his Right hand, and the 1st Man casts off, and the 2d Wo. casts up at the same Time .| the 1st Wo. does the same with the 2d Man :| Cross over and half figure, right and left quite round :| Foot it at Corners and turn, foot it at the other Corners and turn your Partners :|: %%endtext
X: 1 % T:Ward's Drop. JJo2.080 Z:vmp.Anne Wride 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 2 after c1750 M:9/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 K:Bb F | (D/E/F)D BFD ECE | (c/d/e)c GAB A2f | (d/e/f)d bfg fed | cde FBA B2 :| |: d |(B/c/d)G gde dcB | Ag^f (g/a/b)a g2 d | (B/c/d)G gd=e fed | cBA BAG F2 E | (D/E/F)D BFD ECE | (c/d/e)c GAB A2f | (d/e/f)B bfg fed | cde FBA B2 :| W:The 1st Man turns 2d Wo. with his Right hand and the 1st Man casts off and 2d Wo. casts up at the same time W: The 1st Wo. does the same with 2d Man W:Cross over and half figure Right and Left quite round W:Foot it at Corners and turn, foot it at other corners and turn your Partner
X:1 % T:Drop, The M:9/8 L:1/8 S:William Vickers' music manuscripts (Northumberland, 1770) K:Bb F|DFD BFD ECE|cec GAB A2f|dfB bfg fed| cde FBA B2::d|BdG gde dcB|ag^f gba g2f| BdG gd=e fed|cBA BAG F2F|FDF BFD ECE| cec GAB A2f|dfB bfg fed|cde FBA B2:||