Minuet de la Cour

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X:1 T:Minuet de la Cour M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Minuet B:Archibald Duff – A Choice Selection of Minuets, Favourite Airs, Hornpipes, Waltzs &c. B:Book First (Edinburgh, c. 1812, p. 1) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105810922 N:Archibald Duff (c. 1770-c. 1840?) was a musician (along with his brother Charles) and dancing N:master, of Montrose and Aberdeen, and is recorded as being a Professor of Music residing at N:Clayills Cottage, Aberdeen in 1837. N:The volume is dedicated to Lady Mary Ramsay of Balmain Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A Sc2 (c/d/).c/.d/ .e>.e|e2Td2 c>B|.A.c.A.c.A.c|(e/d/c/d/) B(.b/.a/ .g/.f/.e/.d/)| T(c>B) (.A/.B/.c/.d/) .e/.f/.g/.a/|e2 Td2 c>=d|(c/4B/4d/4c/4) e/4d/4c/4B/4 A2TG2|{B}A6!fine!:| (B2 B).B.B.B|{d}cB (.A.E.C.A,)|[A,2E2c2] c>A e>c|(d/c/B/c/) B2 {cd^d}|e2 .e/-.e/.e/.e/| [D2A2f2] .f-.f.f.f|[E2B2g2].g.-.g.g.g|a2 z2z2|a3 Tfge|a3 Tfge|gf/a/f/ e2T^d2| E2 z2 z/(e/f>e)|d>cB>(=dTe>d)|Tc<Baz/(e/f>e)|d>cBz/(d/e>d)|Tc>BAz/(ag>a)|g2 Tf2 e>f|e2d2 c>d|(cB) (AG)(FE)S||

X:1 T:Minuet de la Cour M:3/4 L:1/8 B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 162) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A c2 c/d/c/d/ ee|e2d2c2|AcAcAc|e/d/c/d/ B2c2| c2 c/d/c/d/ ee|e2d2c2|c/B/d/B/ A2G2|B4 A2|| B2 BBBB|c2A2z2|c2 cAec|c2B2z2|e2 eeee| f2 ffff|g2 gggg|a2 aaaa|a3 fge|a3 fge| fa/f/ e2 T^d2|e3 ef>e|dcBde>d|cBAef>e| dcBde>d|cBAaga|g2f2 e>f|e2d2c2|cBAGFE!D.C.!||

X:2 T:Minuet de la Cour M:3/4 L:1/8 N:"French Air" B:Forrester - Flute Players Pocket Companion (c. 1817, p. 4) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D f2 (f/g/)f/g/|a2g2f2|.d.fd.f.d.f|{a}g2e2z2| f2 (f/g/)f/g/ aa|a2g2f2|(f/e/)g/e/ d2c2|{e}d6!Fine!!fermata!:|| e2 .e.e.e.e|f2d2z2|f2 fda>f|f2 {gf}e2 z2| a2 .a.a.a.a|b2 .b.b.b.b|c'2 .c'.c'.c'.c'|d'4 z2| d'3 bc'a|d'3 bc'a|b{e'}d'/b/ a2 ^g2|a2 zab>a| (g>f)e>ga>g|(f>e)d>a.b.a|.g.f.e.g.a.g|.f.e.d.d'(c'd')| c'2b2 a>b|a2g2f2|(gf)gefd|(fe).d.c.B.A !D.C.!||

X:1 T:Minuet de la cour M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Minuet B:Edward Riley – “Riley Flute Melodies vol. 2” (New York, 1817, No. 349, p. 65) F: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/64/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:B B2 (B/c/B/c/) d>d|d2c2B2|(GB)(GB)(GB)|(d/c/B/c/) A2z2|B2 (B/c/B/c/) d>d| dD2c2B2|(c/A/)(c/A/) G2F2|{F}G6!fine!||A2 .A.A.A.A|(c/B/A/B/) G2 z2| B2 (BG)(dB)|(B2A2) z2|d2 .d.d.d.d|e2 .e.e.e.e|f2 .f.f.f.f| g2 .g.g.g.g|(g3e) .f.d|(g3e) .f.d|e(g/e/)d2^c2|{c}d3 d(ed|c>BA)c(dc| B>AG)d(ed|c>BA)c(dc|B)>A Ggfg|(f2e2)de|d2c2B2|(BA)(GF)(ED)!D.C.!||

X:598 T: Minuet de la Cour. Roose.0598 B:John Roose MS, Manchester 1850 M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 R:Minuet Z:Village Music Project, Peter Kanssen, 2019 K:A c2 (c/d/c/d/) e>e | e2d2c2 | (Ac) (Ac) (Ac) | (e/d/c/d/) B2z2 |\ c2 (c/d/c/d/) e>e | e2d2c2 | (c/B/d/B/) A2G2 | {G}A6:| |: B2BBBB | d/c/B/c/ A2z2 | c2 cAec | c2B2z2 |\ e2 eeee | f2 ffff | g2 gggg | a2 aaaa |\ a3 fge | a3 fge | fa/f/ e2^d2 |\ {d}e3 ef>(e | d>c)B(ded| \ c>B)A(efe | d>c)B(ded | c>B)Aaga |\ g2f2 ef | e2d2c2 | cBAGFE "^D.C.":| %No repeat marks this end in MS, but repeat marks at beginning of this bit

X:120 T:Minuet De La Cour,La WES.120 M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Minuet Q:1/4=120 B:T.Westrop’s 120 Country Dances, 1860’s Z:VMP-R.Greig 2010 K:A "^Andante pomposo"+p+c2(c/d/c/d/) e>e|e2d2c2|(Ac)(Ac)(Ac)|(e/d/c/d/)+f+B2z2|+p+c2(c/d/c/d/) e>e|! e2d2c2|+f+(c/B/d/B/)A2G2|(B4A2):|+mf+B2BBBB|{d}(cB/c/)A2z2|c2cAec|! (c2B2)z2|e2+<(+eeee|f2ffff|g2gggg|a2aaaa+<)+|! a3+ff+fge|a3fge|(g/f/a/f/)e2^d2|{^d}e3+p+efe|(d>c B)ded|(c>B) Aefe|! (d>c B)ded|(c>B A)aga|(g2f2) (e>f)|e2d2c2|cBAGF+D.C.+E|]

X:1 T:Minuet de la cour M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Minuet B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 623) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A c2 c/d/c/d/ ee|e2d2c2|AcAcAc|e/d/c/d/ B2 z2|c2 c/d/c/d/ ee| e2d2c2|c/B/d/B/ A2G2|B4 A2||B2 BBBB|c2A2z2| c2 Acec|c2B2z2|e2 eeee|f2 ffff|a2 aaaa| a3 fge| a3 fge|fa/f/ e2T^d2|e3 ef>e|dcBde>d|cBAef>e| dcBde>d|cBAaga|g2f2e>f|e2d2c2|cBAGFE!D.C.!||