Annotation:Tambourin (Le)
X:1 T:Tambourin, Le M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 55 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A DFA DFA | DGB DGB | DFA DFA | A,CE A,CE | DFA DFA | Bcd AGF |GFE A,B,C | D3 D3 :| |: dfa dfa | dgb dgb | efg Bed | c3 (A2B/c/) | dBG ecA |fdB efg | fed Adc | {e}d3d3 :|
TAMBOURIN, LE. French, Country Dance (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Le Tambourin" is 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.
