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Theme code Index	1253 1253
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 3
Tune and/or Page number	No. 40
Year of publication/Date of MS	1773
Artist	Biography:Jimmy Shand
Title of recording	Legendary (The)
Record label/Catalogue nr.	CDSL8284
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

X:3
T:Black Dance, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynnian Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:G
d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ B(d/B/)|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ B(e/f/)|
gg g(f/e/)|dd d(c/B/)|G(A/B/) c(B/A/)|GG G(e/f/)|
gg g(f/e/)|dd d(c/B/)|G(A/B/) c(B/A/)|GGG||

X:1
T:Black Dance
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Straight and Skillern – Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (c. 1775, No. 36, p. 18)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Be/f/|
gg {a}gf/e/|dd dc/B/|AA/B/ {d}cB/A/|GG Ge/f/|
gg gf/e/|dd dc/B/|AA/B/ {d}cB/A/|GGG:|]

X:1
T:Black Dance
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Scots Measure
B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures  (177?)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd|
GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ B||
e/f/|gg gf/e/|dd dc/B/|GA/B/ cB/A/|GG G||

X:1
T:Black Dance, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Robert Ross – Choice Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances 
B:& Strathspeys (Edinburgh, 1780, p. 29)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|(d/e/).d/.c/ Bd/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|(d/e/).d/.c/ B:|
|:e/f/|gg {a}g(f/e/)|dd {e}d(c/B/)|GA/B/ {d}c(B/A/)|GGG:|]

X:2
T:Black Dance
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook, late 18th century
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G 
(d/B/) | GG A/B/c/A/ | d/e/d/c/ B(d/B/) | GG A/B/c/A/ | d/e/d/c/ B(e/f/) | 
gg g(f/e/) | dd d(c/B/) | G(A/B/) c(B/A/) | GG G(e/f/) | 
gg g(f/e/) | dd dc/B/ | G(A/B/) c(B/A/) | GG G :||

X:1
T:Black Dance
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
S:John Sutherland manuscript collection, “Music for the Bagpipe” (late 18th century)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ B:|
|:(3d/e/f/|gg a/g/f/e/|dd /e/d/c/B/|AB/c/ d/c/B/A/|GGG :|]

X:1 
T:Black Dance, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 52, p. 18)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd/B/|GG A/B/c/A/|d/c/B/A/ G2:|
|:(3d/e/f/|gggf/e/|dd d/c/B/A/|GA/B/ cB/A/|GGG:|]

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