X: 1
T: America with the Minuet
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: reel+minuet
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.68 #102
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Repeats modified to match dance instructions.
N: The meaning of the D.C. is unclear. It should probably be "fine" to match the dance instructions.
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 e2(dc) | c6 |: e2 | f2d2 e2^c2 | d2=B2 ^c2A2 | d3e f2(ed) | d6 :|
P: Minuet
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
|:\
"_First Strain twice"\
fe d2 f2 | e2 a2 A2 | d2 e2 f2 | edef e2 |\
fe d2 f2 | e2 a2 A2 | d2 e2 ^c2 | "_D.C."d6 :|
"_The 2d Strain but once, and end with the 1st Strain of the Minuet."\
ag f2 a2 | g2 c'2 c2 | f2 g2 a2 | gfga g2 |\
ag f2 a2 | g2 c'2 c2 | f2 g2 e2 | f2 g2 e2 | e6 |]
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%% First Cu. sett and cast behind the 2d Cu. then sett and cast up again,
%% 1st Cu. cross over and figure thro' the 2d Cu. and cast up in their
%% own Place; then the 1st Man dance the Minuet step with the 2d Wo.
%% and the 2d Man the same to the 1st Wo. the 1st and 2d Cu. take
%% Hands and dance round, then the 1st Man leads his Partner in
%% the 2d Cu. Place.
%%endtext
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