Annotation:Set of Scots Quadrilles Figure 2
X:1 T:Set of Scots Quadrilles Figure 2 T:L’ Ete C:Archibald Dunbar of Northfield M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Quadrille B:James Taylor – A Collection of Strathspeys & Reels, together with a Set of Scots Quadrilles (Elgin, c. 1835, p. 13) N:”Most respectfully dedicated to Lady Dunbar of Northfield.” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A|~c2 d/c/B/A/|FAEA|Ee d/c/B/A/|cBBA| ~c2 d/c/B/A/|FAEA|ceBe|cA A2|| ~cee (f/g/)|a/g/f/e/ ae|~c>e d/c/B/A/ |cBBA| ~cee f/g/|a/g/f/e/ a/g/f/e/|ceBe |cA A2| ~cee (f/g/)|a/g/f/e/ ae|~c>e d/c/B/A/|cBBA| ~cee f/g/|a/g/f/e/ a/g/f/e/|f/e/d/c/ B/c/d/e/|cAA||
SET OF SCOTS QUADRILLES, FIGURE 2. AKA - "L'Ete." Scottish, Quadrille part (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "L'Ete" is traditionally the name assigned to the second figure of a quadrille set. This quadrille part was composed by Archibald Dunbar of Northfield, who contributed a dozen tunes to the first collection (c. 1835) of Elgin fiddler, composer and music teacher James Taylor. Taylor dedicated his volume to Lady Dunbar of Northfield.
