Annotation:New Figary (The)

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NEW FIGARY, THE. AKA and see "Lady Caseltons Delight," "New Vagary (The)." English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time, 'A' and 'B' parts; 6/8 time, 'C' and 'D' parts). B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD. A 'new figary' was a euphemism for a 'new idea' or a 'new fad'. The tune and dance ("Longways for as many as will") was first published in John Playford's Dancing Master, supplement to the 3rd edition, 1665, as "#47," with "The New Figgary" given as an alternate title. Thereafter, the Playfords (John and son, Henry) printed it as "New Vagarie (The)/New Vagary (The)." In Playford's Apollo's Banquet (1670) the title is given as "The New Vagary, or Lady Caseltons Delight."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Barlow (The Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford's Dancing Master), 1985; No. 184, p. 50. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909; p. 38.

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