Annotation:Souri (La)
X:1 T:Souri, La M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 47 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C CEG | CEG B,DG | B,DG A,D^F | A,D^F B,DG | G,DG =FBd | Bd=f EGc |ceg afd | gec fdB | c2 :| |: A2z | A2d3 | dAF ^D3 | ^d2B, G2z | eBG A3 | ^fdB ge^c | d3 ecA | dBG cA^F | G3 CEG | CEG B,DG | B,DG A,D^F | A,D^F B,DG | B,DG =FBd | Bdf EGc | ceg afd | gec fdB | c3 :|]
SOURI, LA. French, Country Dance (6/8). C 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.
