Somerset House

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Theme code Index	1H51H7 3b25L1
Also known as	Olderness
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	6/4
History	ENGLAND(London and South East)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	John Young
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Second Volume of the Dancing Master 3rd edition
Tune and/or Page number	p. 260
Year of publication/Date of MS	1718
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Somerset House: Annotation

X: 1 T:Somerset House PFD2.260 T:Olderness,aka. PFD2.260 B:Playford's Dancing Master, Vol 2, 1713-28 Z:vmp.Robert Watkins 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk M:6/4 L:1/4 Q:3/4=96 K:Gmin d|g2dd=e^f|gab^f2d|(Bg)B(Ag)G|DG^FG2|| A|B2cdcB|fedgf=e|agfb=ef|=e3d2a| baga2d|cBAB2c|dgf=eae|^f3g3|] W:Longways for as many as will. W:Note: Each Strain is to be play'd twice over. W:The first Man Back to Back with the 2d Wo:| The first Wo. Back to Back with the 2d man:| W:The two Man Back to Back, and the two Women Back to Back at the same Time.| Then the first W:Couple go the half Figure and cross over:| W:________________________________________________________________________________________ W:Or Thus: the two 1st Men cange with their Partners, 1st man with the 2d Wo.| Then the men W:change Places with their Partners, the 2d Man change Places with the 1st Wo. (now all Proper):| W:The Men and We. Back to Back, and Righ and Left with your Partners:| then cross over two W:Couple, and cast up in the 2d Cu. Place, then turn Hands:|

Somerset House: Annotation