Annotation:Albertine (La)
X:1 T:l'Albertine M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Daubat - Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 44 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb B | FDE F2B | FDE F2B | (cec) (BdB) | (cAF) F2B | (FDE) F2B | FDE Ffe | dcB FBA | B2B, B,2 :| |: f | fdB fg_a | g2g g3 | (g=ec) (gab) | {b}a2a a3 | (fbf) (dfd) | (ege) (cec) | dcB FBA | B2B, B,2 :|
l'ALBERTINE. French, Country Dance (6/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. From the contradance book (tunes with dance instructions) of Robert Daubat (who styled himself Robert d'Aubat de Saint-Flour), born in Saint-Flour, Cantal, France, in 1714, dying in Gent, Belgium, in 1782. According to Belgian fiddler Luc De Cat, at the time of the publication of his collection (1757) Daubat was a dancing master in Gent and taught at several schools and theaters. He also was the leader of a choir and was a violin player in a theater. Mr. De Cat identifies a list of subscribers of the original publication, numbering 132 individuals, of the higher level of society and the nobility, but also including musicians and dance-masters (including the ballet-master from the Italian opera in London). Many of the tunes are written with parts for various instruments, and include a numbered bass.