X: 73
T: America with the Minuet
T: Longways for as many as will.
%R: march, reel
B: Daniel Wright "Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances" 1740 p.37
S: http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Repeats modified to match the "First Strain twice" instruction under the first strain.
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Dm
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A2 |\
"_First Strain twice"\
d2D2 F2A2 | B2(AG) A2c2 |\
(fe)(dc) (BA)(GF) | F6 :|\
"_2d Strain once"c2 |\
G2B2 A2d2 | A2(A/B/c) =B2AG |
c3d e2dc | c6 e2 |\
f2d2 e2^c2 | d2=B2 ^c2A2 |\
d3e f2ed | d6 |]
M:3/4	% The book has just "3"
[|"_Minuet"\
fed2f2 | e2a2A2 |\
d2e2f2 | edefe2 |\
fed2f2 | e2a2A2 |\
d2e2^c2 | d6 |]
agf2a2 | g2c'2c2 |\
f2g2a2 | gfgag2 |\
agf2a2 | g2c'2c2 |\
f2g2e2 | "^D C"e4 |]
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%% center 2d Strain but once, and end with the 1st Strain of the Minuet.
%%begintext align
%% 1st Cu set & cast behind the 2d Cu. then sett & cast up again
%% 1st Cu. cross over & figure thro' 2d Cu. & cast up in their
%% own place. Then the 1st Man dance the Minuet step with
%% the 2d Wo. & the 2d Man the same to the 1st Wo. the 1st
%% & 2d Cu. take hands & dance round, then the 1st Man
%% leads his Partner in the 2d Cu. Place.
%%endtext
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