My Lady's Lap Dog

Find traditional instrumental music


My Lady's Lap Dog  Click on the tune title to see or modify My Lady's Lap Dog's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:My Lady's Lap Dog
Query the Archive
Query the Archive
 Theme code Index    3bH2H1H1H 4H3bH2H2H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    6/4
 History    ENGLAND(London and South East)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    John Young
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Second Volume of the Dancing Master 3rd edition
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 278
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1718
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



X: 1 T:My Ladys Lap Dog. PFD2.278 W:Longways for as many as will. L:1/4 B:Playford's Dancing Master, Vol 2, 1713-28 Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk N: * Shown as B sharp in the original, which was the convention of the time. M:6/4 Q:3/4=100 K:Dm d/e/| f>gf e>d^c|d3-d2 a/b/|g>fef2g|e3-e2 ^c|d>ef ^c>BA|B2Ad2e|c2"*"=BB2A|A3-A2 || e|e>fe^c>de|f3A2e|f>efd>ef|g3-g2c'|a>bag>fe|f>ed g>ab|a2g g2f|f3-f2 A/B/ ":S:"| c2c c>dc|"*"=B2 BB2f|e2e e>fg|^c3-c2 a|g2g g>ab|a>gf e>fg|f2ee2d|d3-d2 |] W: W: Note: The first Strain twice, and the last but once, and from the Repeat. W: W: First Cu. take Hands, draw back all in a Row, and turn single then draw back to your own Places W: and turn single then back again .| Then all four Back to Back with your Partners, then Back to Back W: Sides :| Then first Man cast off to the 2d Wo. Place, the 2d Wo. casting up at the same Time to the W: 1st Man's Place, their Partners following them; then all four go Hands half round into their own W: Places; the two Men go the whole Figure round the two We, and the two We. go the whole Figure W: round the two Men, and the 1st Cu. cast off.