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 Theme code Index    1253 1253
 Also known as    Black's Dance
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    One part, ABB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 40
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1773
 Artist    Biography:Jimmy Shand
 Title of recording    Legendary (The)
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    CDSL8284
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:3 T:Black Dance, The 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 Fynnian Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ B(d/B/)|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ B(e/f/)| gg g(f/e/)|dd d(c/B/)|G(A/B/) c(B/A/)|GG G(e/f/)| gg g(f/e/)|dd d(c/B/)|G(A/B/) c(B/A/)|GGG||


X:1 T:Black Dance M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Straight and Skillern – Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (c. 1775, No. 36, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Be/f/| gg {a}gf/e/|dd dc/B/|AA/B/ {d}cB/A/|GG Ge/f/| gg gf/e/|dd dc/B/|AA/B/ {d}cB/A/|GGG:|]


X:1 T:Black Dance M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Scots Measure B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (177?, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd| GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ B|| e/f/|gg gf/e/|dd dc/B/|GA/B/ cB/A/|GG G||


X:1 T:Black Dance, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Robert Ross – Choice Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances B:& Strathspeys (Edinburgh, 1780, p. 29) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|(d/e/).d/.c/ Bd/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|(d/e/).d/.c/ B:| |:e/f/|gg {a}g(f/e/)|dd {e}d(c/B/)|GA/B/ {d}c(B/A/)|GGG:|]


X:2 T:Black Dance M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook, late 18th century Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (d/B/) | GG A/B/c/A/ | d/e/d/c/ B(d/B/) | GG A/B/c/A/ | d/e/d/c/ B(e/f/) | gg g(f/e/) | dd d(c/B/) | G(A/B/) c(B/A/) | GG G(e/f/) | gg g(f/e/) | dd dc/B/ | G(A/B/) c(B/A/) | GG G :||


X:1 T:Black Dance M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance S:John Sutherland manuscript collection, “Music for the Bagpipe” (late 18th century) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ B:| |:(3d/e/f/|gg a/g/f/e/|dd /e/d/c/B/|AB/c/ d/c/B/A/|GGG :|]


X:1 T:Black Dance, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 52, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/c/B/A/ G2:| |:(3d/e/f/|gggf/e/|dd d/c/B/A/|GA/B/ cB/A/|GGG:|]


X:58 T:Black's Dance. RHu.058, The T:AKA - The Black Dance B:R.Hughes MS,1823,Whitchurch,Shrops. A:Whitchurch, Shropshire Z:Neil Brookes 2006 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 R:Country Dance K:G D|GG AA|d/e/d/c/ B/c/B/A/|GG AA|d/e/d/c/ B:| |:d|gg gf/e/|dd dc/B/|cA d/e/d/c/|BGG2:|


X:30 T:Black Dances. Roose.0030 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project 2019 Eric Conrad M:2/4 Q:1/4=110 L:1/16 N:As in MS: The first strain (8 bars) is not repeated. But note that bars 1-4 and bars 5-8 are identical. N: N:NB1) As in MS: the notes are on the same beam. K:G dB | G2G2 ABcA | dedc B2g2 | G2G2 ABcA | dedc B2dB | G2G2 ABcA | dedc B2g2 | G2G2 ABcA | dedc B2 || |: ef | g2g2 {/a}g2fe | d2d2 d2cB | G2Bc dcBA | G2G2 G2ef | gaba gfed | efgf edcB | cedc BGAF | "_NB1"G2G2G2 :|