Annotation:Martin Sett Cotillion Figure 1
X:1 T:Martin Sett Cotillion Figure 1 C:”By Titus” M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Isaac Homan manuscript (Book 1, p. 4, 1851, Bellport, S:Long Island, NY) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|A/B/A/G/ Ac|e/f/e/^d/ ea|edcd|BEFG| A/B/A/G/ Ac|e/f/e/^d/ ea|edBc |A3|| e|c'2 ae|(e/d/^c/d/) (Bd)|ce f/e/d/c/|c2 Be| c'2 ae|.e/.d/(^c/d/) Bd|c/e/f/e/ c/e/G/B/|AcA!D.C.!|| K:Amin E|Ac/e/ Ac/e/|GB/e/GB/e/|Ac/e/ Ac/e/ |Be/g/ Be/g/| Ac/e/ Ac/e/ |GB/e/ GB/e/|Ac/e/ ef/g/ a2||
MARTIN SETT COTILLION FIGURE 1. American, Cotillion Part (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCA. The "Martin Sett" of tunes for a cotillion can be found in the 1851 music manuscript collection of Bellport, Long Island, ship-builder and musician Isaac Homan (Book 1, p. 4). Homan attributes the set of cotillions to "Homan", as he does a number of tunes and cotillion sets in his mss. Several of Titus's cotillion sets bare a man's first name, such as "Howard" or, here, "Martin". No first name was given for Titus, but he was obviously a musician of significance to Homan. It may be that Homan was a local Bellport musician as well, and part of the musical community in that small village.
