Annotation:Sophie (La)
X:1 T:Sophie, La M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 58 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A e2 cd | e3f | edcB | c2 BA | e2 cd | e2 {b}a2 | e2 dc | B4 :| |: BA GA | Bc df | ed cB | c2 BA | {B}a2 ec | f2 dB | ecdB | A2 A,2 :|
SOPHIE, 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.
