X: 1
T: A la Mode de France.
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: reel, march
B: "The Compleat Country Dancing-Master" printed by John Walsh, London ca. 1740
S: 6: CCDM1 http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Compleat_Country_Dancing-Master_(Various) V.1 p.116 #173 (231)
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.52
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: AKA "Nonesuch", which is usually in D minor.
M: C|
L: 1/4
K: Dmix
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a |\
af ga | f>e da | af ga | f3 :: a |\
eA de | f>e df | eA de | f3 f |\
eA de | f>e ca | af ga | f3 :|
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%%begintext align
%% Lead up a D. and back, this again :| Sett and turn single. This again :|
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 300
%%begintext align
%% First Cu. meet, take both Hands and fall in between the 2d Cu. each of
%% you turn your Faces toward them and put them back, you meet the two
%% Men and We. all four fall back and turn your We. So to all
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 300
%%begintext align
%% Sides all to the Right and Left and turn S. This again .| Then fall all into one
%% File, each Wo. behind her own Man :| thus, M W M W M W M W Then Arms all
%% with your own by the Right and Left and remain in the same Figure, then
%% Men fall off to the right Hand, and We. to the left, fall back into the same
%% Figure; then Men to the Left and We. to the Right, and back again into the
%% same Figure; then the 1st Man fall into his 1st Place, and his Wo. the like,
%% so the rest, one after another; then the 1st Man take his Wo. by the Hand,
%% his left Hand to the 2d Wo. his Right to the 3d Wo. and so forward, his
%% Wo. doing the like on the other Side until you all meet atain in
%% your Place.
%% [CCDM1]
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 500
%%begintext align
%% Lead up all a D. and back, this again :| Set and turn S. This again :|
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 300
%%begintext align
%% First cu. meet, take both hands and fall in between the 2. cu each of you turn your faces toward them
%% and put them back, you meet the two men and we. all four vall back and turn your we. So to all.
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 300
%%begintext align
%% Sides all to the right and left and turn S. This again .| Then fall all into one File, each wo. behind
%% her own man: thus, M W M W M W M W. Then arms all with your own by the right and left and
%% remain in the same Figure, then men fall off to the right-hand, and we. to the left, fal back into the
%% same Figure, then men to the left and we. to the right, and back again into the same Figure, then the
%% 1. man fall into his 1. place, and his wo. the like, so the rest one after another, then the 1. man take
%% his wo. by the hand, his left-hand to the 2. wo. the right to the 3. wo. and so forward, his wo. doing
%% the like on the other side until you all meet again in your places.
%% [DMDfD]
%%endtext
%%sep 1 1 500
%%begintext center
%% The "M W ..." notation refers to the funny "Sun and Moon" symbols at the upper right,
%% to show the men's and women's positions at the start and in other diagrams of figures.
%%endtext
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