Romp (2) (The)
X:1 % T:Romp [2], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:County Dance B:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (London, 1740, p. 97) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2| AGF FED|Dd2-d2A|AGF FED|Dd2-d2e| fed edc|dcB cde|E3 ^G3|A3-A2:| |:e|cde A2e|cde A2A|FGA D2A|FGA D2e|edc cBA| Ae2-e2A|AFG AFG|Ad2-d2B|AGF E2D|D3-D2:|]
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T: the Romp [2]
T: Longways for &c.
%R: jig
B: Daniel Wright "Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances" 1740 p.97
S: http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Repeats modified to match the "Each strain twice" instruction.
N: The dance ends with 2 raised dots, presumable the ":|" icon missing its line.
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D
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A |\
AGF FED | Dd2- d2A | AGF FED | Dd2- d2e |
fed edc | dcB cde | E3 ^G3 | A3- A2 :|
|: e |\
cde A2e | cde A2A | FGA D2A | FGA D2e |edc cBA |
Ae2- e2A | AFG AFG | Ad2- d2B |AGF E2D | D3- D2 :|
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%%center Each strain twice.
%%begintext align
%% The 1st Cu. right and left with the 2d Cu. then
%% change places at the top proper .| then Figure
%% thro' the 3d Cu. and turn in the 2d Cu. Place :|
%% Then the 1st Cu. clap Hands with the 2d Cu.
%% and humour the tune, then take all four Hands
%% and go twice round and turn single .| then 1st
%% and 3d Cu. sett and turn S., then take hands
%% and go half round, which brings the 1st Cu. in
%% to the 2d Cu. Place Proper :
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