Annotation:Graces (2) (The)
X:1 T:The Graces [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Thomas Calvert - Marches & Quick Steps, Strathspeys & Reels (1799, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D c|[F2d2]A AFA|{B/c/}d2A AFA|d2g {f/g/}a2f|Tede {g}fdB| {c}d2A AFA|{A/B/c/}d2A AFA|[EG][GB][FA] TGFE|DDD D2:| |:{A/B/}c|[Bd][Bd][Bd] [Ac][Ac][Ac]|[GB][GB][GB] [F3A3]| AFD AFD|ECA, A,2 {A/B/}c|[Fd][Fd][Fd] [Ec][Ec][Ec]| [DB][DB][DB] [D2F2A2] f/g/|afd [da][dg][df]|Te3 {d/e/} [F2d2]:||
GRACES [2], THE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Graces [2]" was printed in Thomas Calvert's 1799 Collection of Marches & Quick Steps, Strathspeys & Reels. Calvert was a musician from Kelso, Scotland, and a note with the collection states that Calvert supplied "a variety of music and instruments, instruments lent out, tun'd and repaired."
