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 Theme code Index    5L5L5L3 4263
 Also known as    Gigue des sucres
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Contra
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    USA(New England)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Henri Cellarius
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Drawing Room Dances
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1847
 Artist    Biography:Plymouth Vermont Old Time Barn Dance Orchestra
 Title of recording    Portland Fancy
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    OKeh 45073 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1926
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T: Portland Fancy [1] O: Boston, 1847 B: Elias Howe "Drawing Room Dances" (Boston, 1859) B: (Howe's was a reprint of Henri Cellarius's "Drawing Room Dances", 1847) N: Cellarius and Howe published only the first 3 parts; the 4th part is of unknown later origin. M: 6/8 Z: Transcribed to abc by Mary Lou Knack N: "Gigue des Sucres" is a Qu\'ebecois version of the first two strains. R: jig K: G "D7"FE | "G"D2G D2G | DGA B2B | "C"cBc "D7"ABc | "C"e2d "D"BGE| "G"D2G D2G | DGA B2B | "C"cBc "D7"DEF | "G"GBA G |] Bd | "G"g2g "D"fgf | "C"ece "G"d2B | "C"cBc "D7"ABc | "G"Bcd "C"e2"D7"d| "G"g2g "D"fgf | "C"ece "G"d2B | "C"cBc "D7"DEF | "G"GBA G |] K: C "G7"E=F | "C"GAB c2d | e2f g3 | "Dm"def "G7"Gcd | "C"e2c "G7"GEF| "C"GAB c2d | e2f g3 | "Dm"def "G7"GAB | "C"ced c |] zG | "C"E2G E2G | EGc e3 | "G7"dBd fdB | "C"ced "G7"cGF| "C"E2G E2G | EGc e3 | "G7"dBd fdB | "C"c2e c |]


X:1 T:Portland Fancy [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 K:A E2A E2A|EAB c2c|dcd Bcd|f2e cAF| E2A E2A|EAB c2c|dcd EFG|AcB Ace|| A2a gag|fdf e2c|dcd Bcd|cde f2e| a2a gag|fdf e2c|dcd EFG|AcB AF=G|| K:D ABc d2e|f2g a3|efg Ade|f2d AFG| ABc d2e|f2g a3|efg ABc|d2f d3|| F2A F2A|FAd f3|ece gec|dfe dAG| F2A F2A|FAd f3|ece gec|d3 d3|]