Annotation:Rigadoon (1)
X:1 T:Rigadoon [1] M:C| L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B:(London, 1740, No. 156) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C c|e2 (fe/f/) g3g|aa ag/f/ gg gf/g/|aa ag/f/ gag f|e2d2c3|| c|d2e2d3c|de fe de dc|B2A2G3c|d2e2d3c| defd gfed|c>d d2 c3||g|ed ec d/c/d/e/ dg|edec d3|| d|BG cd e/d/e/f/ ea|^fg a^f g3g|fedc d/c/B/A/ Gg|cd d2c3||
RIGADOON [1]. English, Dance tune (cut time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The dance tune "Rigadoon [1]" was printed by Henry Playford in the fifth and sixth editions ofApollo's Banquet(London, 1687 and 1690). The tune, with dance instructions, was also printed by Playford in his Dancing Master Third Supplement to the 7th edition (1689) as "Rigaudon". There are other tunes with the name "Rigadoon/Rigaudon" in the Dancing Master editions as well.
