Turtle (The)
TURTLE, THE. AKA and see “Bonny Kitty.” English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was originally published by Charles and Samuel Thomposon in their Compleat Collection, vol. 2 (London, 1765) under the title “Bonny Kitty.” It was re-titled for their vol. 3 as “The Turtle.” As with numerous other tunes from the Thompson’s 1773 collection, it was entered into the 1788 music manuscript copybook of fiddlers John and William Pitt Turner (Norwich, Conn.). Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 163. X:1 T:Turtle, The T:Bonny Kitty 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 Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G [G,D]|[G,G][G,G] G/A/B/c/|[Dd][Dd]-d/g/f/e/|d/e/d/c/ B/c/B/A/|[G,G][G,G][G,G][G,D]| G(G G/)A/B/c/|[Dd][Dd]-d/g/f/e/|d/e/d/c/ B/c/B/A/|[G,G\][G,G][G,G]:| |:(g|g/)f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|[Ec][Ec][Ec]a|a/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/|[GB][GB][GB](g| g/)f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|[Ec][Ec][ce]g|ed/c/ B/c/A/B/|[G,G][G,G][G,G]:||