Annotation:Short and Sweet (1)

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X: 1 T:Short and sweet [1],or.... PFD3.002 B:Playford, Dancing Master Vol 3, 2nd Ed, c1726 Z:village music project, Steve Mansfield 2015 T:Orlabear's Maggot. PFD3.002 T:Short and sweet:Or,Orlabear's Maggot. PFD3.002 M:6/8 L:1/8 W:Longways for as many as will W:Note: Each Strain twice W:The first Couple lead up, and the second Couple lead down at the same Time .| W:Then the two Men lead to the Wall, and the two Women lead to the Wall at W:the same Time :| Then the first and second Couple Hands all four quite round, W:and the two Men fall back to the Wall, and the two Women fall back at the W:same Time |. And then Right-hands and Left half round into the second Couples Place |: Q:3/8=90 N:Repeats inserted to match dance instructions N:NB In Mss as ^f>(e/f//g//a//) K:Gm g/f/ | g2d B>AG | G,2A, B,2a | bag fde | d2B B2 :||:d/c/ | Bdf Bdf | Acf Acf | GBd gab | "NB"^f(=e/f/g/a/) d2 g/f/ |gdc B>AG | G3 G2 :|



SHORT AND SWEET [1]. AKA and see "Orlabear's Maggot." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Short and Sweet" is the primary title in Young's c. 1726 Dancing Master, with "Orlabear's Maggot" given as an alternate. See note for "annotation:Orlabear's Maggot" for more.


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Printed sources : - John Young (Third Volume of the Dancing Master, 2nd edition), London, c. 1726; No. 2.






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