Annotation:Sablonniere Italienne (La)
X:1 % T:Sablonniere Italienne, La M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 28 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A {b}a4 | (g/f/) e2 (3c/B/A/ | .E(dcB) | (c/d/) e2 (3c/B/A/ | .E(dcB) | .c/.A/.B/.c/ .d/.e/.f/.g/ | aA/B/ B2 | A4 :| |: {b}a3 (3e/f/=g/ | f3 z | b3 (3f/g/a/ | g3 z | d' z c' z | c'b z2 | dz cz | {b}a4 | (g/f/) e2 (3c/B/A/ | .E(dcB) | (c/d/) e2 (3c/B/A/ | .E(dcB) | .c/.A/.B/.c/ .d/.e/.f/.g/ | aA/B/ B2 | A4 :|
SABLONNIERE ITALIENNE, LA. French, Country Dance (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. From the contradance book (tunes with dance instructions) of Robert Daubat (who styled himself Robert d’Aubat de Saint-Flour), born in Saint-Flour, Cantal, France, in 1714, dying in Gent, Belgium, in 1782. According to Belgian fiddler Luc De Cat, at the time of the publication of his collection (1757) Daubat was a dancing master in Gent and taught at several schools and theaters. He also was the leader of a choir and was a violin player in a theater. Mr. De Cat identifies a list of subscribers of the original publication, numbering 132 individuals, of the higher level of society and the nobility, but also including musicians and dance-masters (including the ballet-master from the Italian opera in London). Many of the tunes are written with parts for various instruments, and include a numbered bass.