X:1
T:Spanheim, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B: Young – Second Volume of the Dancing Master, 1st edition (1710, p. )
K:Amin
A|e>fe dcd|e3 A2B|c>BA dBc|B3-B2:|
|:e/f/|g>ad ece|g3 c>Bc|d>ed BgB|d3 B2 c/d/|
eEc B>A^G|A3-A2::A|(Ac)A (Ac)A|(Bd)B (Bd)B|
(ce)c def|e3-e2::e/f/|g3 d2e|f3 c2d|
e>fe dBc|d>ed cBA|^GeB B2A| A3-A2:|]
The first page of "The Spanheim", choreographed by court dancing master Mr. Isaac (d. circa 1718), but beautifully transcribed in dance notation by another dancing master, John Weaver [1].SPANHEIM, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (6/4 or 6/8 time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. The melody and directions for a country dance were printed by Henry Playford in Apollo's Banquet of 1701 (p. 52). It was also printed in all four editions of the Second Volume of the Dancing Master, published between 1710 and 1728 by London music publisher John Young. Rival London music publisher John Walsh also included the tune and dance in his New Country Dancing Master, 2nd Book (1710) and The Second Book of the Compleat Country Dancing-Master (1719).
