Annotation:Stadthouder (La)
X:1 T:Stadthouder, La M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 53 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G {A}G2 (B/c/d/B/) | G>de>f | {a}g2 (A/B/c) | B2A2 | {A}G2 (B/c/d/B/) |G>de>f | {a}g2 | (A/B/c) | {c}~B4 :| |: .d.d (B/c/d) | .D(dcB) | .c.c (A/B/c) | .D(cBA) | .B.B (G/A/B) | D>dg>c | B2A2 | G4 :|]
STADTHOUDER, LA. French, Country Dance (2/4 time). G 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.
