Annotation:Tendresse (La)
X:1 T:Tendresse, La M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 38 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin .G.B (.d^.f) | g2 f_e | .d(c BA) | (BA) G2 | .G.d .B.d | ^Fc Ac | BG B^c | d4 :| |: .B(d fa) | b2 ag | fe dc | {e}(dc) .B2 | ^C2 A,2 | D2 ^f2 | gc BA | G4 :|
TENDRESSE, LA. French, Country Dance (2/4 time). G Minor. 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.
