Annotation:Trap Ball
X:1 T:Trap Ball M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d|g>d Td2|e>c Tc2|BdBG|FAFD|g>d Td2|e>c Tc2|Eed^c|d2 D:| D|DFAc|BdgB|DFAc|BdgB|ceac|BdgB|cAGF|G2 G:||
TRAP BALL. AKA - "Strap Ball." English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique in print to Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773), but also can be found in the James Biggins (Leeds, Yorkshire) music manuscript collection of 1779 as "Strap Ball."
