Purlongs (The)
X: 1 T:Purlongs. (p)1696.PLFD1.365, The M:3/2 L:1/8 Q:1/2=80 B:Playford, Dancing Master,9th Ed,1st Supp.,1696. O:England;London H:1696. Z:Chris Partington <www.cpartington.plus> K:D d4A2de (fe)(dc)|B2G4A2F2A2|F2GA (BA)(GF)E2D2| FGA2A2F2A4:||:B2G4B2(Bc)d2|e4E2e2(ef)g2| f3e (de)(fg)a2gf|e2B2(ef)(ed)c2A2|(AF)(AF) (BG)(BG) (cB)(cA)| (dc)(dB) (ef)g2(ga)b2|a4A2a2A2=c2|B2e2A2c2d4:|
X: 1 T: Purlongs N: "The" handwritten left of title. P: Longways for as many as will %R: minuet B: "The Dancing-Master: Containing Directions and Tunes for Dancing" printed by W. Pearson for John Walsh, London ca. 1709 S: 7: DMDfD http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=89751228 p.210 Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> N: The "first Strain" may mean the first 4 bars, but the "Strains" in this tune aren't marked with the usual double bar lines. M: 3/2 L: 1/8 K: D % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [|\ d4 A2 (de) (fe) (dc) | B2 G4 A2 F2 A2 |F2 GA (BA) (GF) E2 D2 | (FG A2) A2 F2 A4 |B2 G4 B2 (Bc d2) | e4 E2 e2 (ef g2) | f3 e de fg a2 (gf) | e2 B2 ef (ed) c2 A2 |(AF) (AF) (BG) (BG) (cB) (cA) | (dB) (dB) (ef g2) (ga b2) |a4 A2 a2 A2 =c2 | B2 e2 A2 c2 d4 |] % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - %%begintext align %% The 1. man and 1. wo. cross over below the 2. cu. and take hands half round and foot it. This to %% the first Strain played twice. %% The 2. cu. do the same proper; then the men take hands and fall back, and the we. do the like: %% then men turn half round face to face, and the we. do the like; then three steps forward and three %% back, and then right and left three times till they come improper, with the 1. man's face to the 2. wo. %% and the 1. wo's. face to the 2. man's; then fall back as before and cast half round, and then meet %% as before and fall back; then right and left three times, and turn your own Partners will you come into %% the 2. cu. place. %% [DMDfD] %%endtext %%sep 1 8 500