Annotation:Donop (The)
X:1 T:Donop, The T:Lady Mary Murray's Fantaisie [sic] M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Mr. Cantelo - "Twenty Four American Country Dances as Danced by the B:British during their Winter Quarters at Philadelphia, New York, & Charles Town" (1785, No. 23) N:"Collected by Mr. Cantelo Musician at Bath, where they are now Dancing for N:the first time in Britain..." Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F V:1 F|c>cc>c|(d2 B)d|{d}cBAG|{G}F/E/F/G/ FF|c>cc>c|(d2B)d|{d}.c.B.A.G|F3:| |:f|(3efg GB|A2-Gf|(3efg GB|A2-GF|c>cc>c|{Bc}d2 cB|A2 [C2G2]|[A,3F3]:| |:z|.c2z2|.d2 z2|cBAG|(F/E/)(F/G/) [A,2F2]|.c2 z2|d2 z{ga}b|a2Tg2|f3:| V:2 clef = bass z|zF,A,F,|B,2B,,2|C,2C,,2|F,,F,C,A,,|F,,F,A,F,|B,2B,,2|C,2C,,2|F,,F,F,,:| |:z|CC,D,E,|F,2C,F,|CC,D,E,| F,2C,A,,|F,,F,A,F,|B,2A,B,|C2C,2|F,C,F,,:| |:z|[E,2A,2]z2|[F,2B,2]z2|C2C,2|F,C,A,,F,,|[F,2A,2]z2|[F,2B,2]z2|C2C,2|[F,,3F,3]:|
DONOP, THE. AKA - "Lady Mary Murray's Fantaisie." English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The Donop was a regiment of German Jäger troops, particularly skilled at skirmishing and sharpshooting. They were equipped with rifles instead of muskets, slower to load but far more accurate, and had straw-colored uniforms.
