Belle Catharine (1) (La)

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X:2 T:La Belle Cathrine [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Gow - 2nd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, 3rd ed., p. 36 (orig. 1788) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C G|c2 (e/d/)c/d/|ec~cB|A2 (d/e/)d/c/|BG TG2| c2 (e/d/)c/d/|eccB|Ad (c/B/)A/G/|c2 C:|| G/F/|EGTG>F|EG Gc/B/|AA (d/e/)d/c/|BG TG>F| EG GA/B/|ce/c/ Bd/B/|cc {f}ed/c/|[G,3D3B3g3] G| c2 (e/d/)c/d/|ecTcB|A2 (d/e/)d/c/|BG TG2| c2 (e/d/)c/d/|ec~c>B|Ad {c}BA/G/|Tc2 C||

X:1 T:La Belle Catherine [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson - Compleat Collection of 200 B:Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5 (London, 1788, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2 (f/e/d/e/)|(fd)(dc)|B2 (e/f/e/d/)|cAAc| d2 (f/e/d/e/)|(fd)(dc)|Be (d/c/B/A/)|d2 D2:| |:(FA)(AG)|(FA)(AG)|(F/A/d/e/) [e}dc/B/|(cA)(AG)| (F/G/A/B/) AG|FA (AB/c/)|d>e [g}(fe/d/|{^g}a2A2:|]

X:3 T:La Belle Catherine [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 34, p. 13) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G A|d2 (f/e/d/e/)|fddc|B2 (e/f/e/d/)|cAAA| d2 (f/e/d/e/)|fddc|Be (d/c/B/A/)|d2 D:| |:A/G/|FAAG|FAAG|FA (d/e/d/e/)|cAAG| (F/G/A/B/) AG|FA A(B/c/)|d>e {g}f(e/d/)|a3!D.C.!||

X:1 T:Belle Catherine [1], La M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Dale’s Selection of the most favorite Country Dances, Reels &c. (London, B:c. 1800, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2 f/e/d/e/|fd dc|B2 e/f/e/d/|cAAA| d2 f/e/d/e/|fddc|Be d/c/B/A/|d2 D!fermata!:| |:A/G/|FAAG|FAAG|FA d/f/e/d/|cAAG| F/G/A/B/ AG|FA AB/c/|d>e {g}fe/d/|!fermata!a2!D.C.!||

X:4 T:La Belle Catharine [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Riley's Easy Flute Duets (c. early 19th century) N:Publisher Edward Riley was originally a composer, music engraver and N:publisher who worked in London as late as 1805, but removed before N:1814 to New York city. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2 f/e/d/e/ | fddc | B2 e/f/e/d/ | cAAA | d2 f/e/d/e/ | fddc | Be {d}cB/c/ | d/A/f/A/ D2 | FA A/B/A/G/ | FA A/B/A/G/ | FA d/e/f/d/ | e/d/c/B/ A/G/F/E/ | Fa a/b/a/g/ | f/g/a/b/ a/b/a/g/ | f/g/a/f/ g/f/e/d/ | c/A/c/e/ a/g/f/e/ | d2 f/e/d/e/ | f/g/a/f/ d/e/f/d/ | B/^d/e/f/ g/a/b/=d/ | c/d/e/d/ c/A/B/c/ | d2 f/e/d/e/ | f/g/a/g/ f/e/d/c/ | B/(b/a/)g (f/e/)d/c/ | d/A/F/A/ D2 || f2 a/g/f/g/ a/d'/a/f/ d/a/f/d/ | B/^d/e/f/ g/a/g/f/ | e/a/e/c/ A/g/f/e/ | f2 a/g/f/g/ | a/d'/a/f/ d/a/f/d/ | g/b/a/g/ f/e/d/c/ | dd d2 | d/A/d/e/ f/a/f/e/ | d/A/d/e/ f/g/a/f/ | g/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/ | F/A/d/e/ f/g/f/e/ | d/A/d/e/ f/g/f/e/ | f/g/a/f/ b/a/g/f/ | e/d/c/B/ A/g/f/e/ | f2 a/g/f/g/ | a/d'/a/g/ f/a/f/d/ | etc.

X:1 T:Belle Catherine [1], La M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance N:”A favourite Country Dance.” N:”Walker’s Hibernian Magazine, 1786.” S:Henry Hudson manuscript collection c. 1841 (Dublin, No. 296) N:Hudson was a Dublin dentist and an early collector. He was N:music editor of The Citizen or Dublin Monthly Magazine from N:1841-1843. F: http://rarebooks.library.nd.edu/digital/bookreader/MSE_1434-2/#page/7/mode/1up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C c2 dc/d/|ec Tc2|Addc|BG TG2| c2 dc/d/|ec Tc2|AfdB|(c2 c2):| |:G/A/G/F/ EF|G/A/G/F/ EF|G/A/G/F/ Ee|dcBA| G/A/G/F/ EF|G/A/G/F/ EG|cd f/e/d/c/|(g2 g2)!D.C.!:|]

X:1 T:Belle Catherine [1], La M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Alexander’s New Scrap Book vol. 6 (c. 1845, No. 866, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|!segno!d2 (f/e/d/e/)|(fd)(dc)|Be (e/f/e/d/)|cAA (B/c/)| d2 (f/e/d/e/)|fddc|Bedc|d3!fermata!|| (A/G/)|(FA)AA|(FA)AA|FA df|(e/d/).c/.B/ AA| FA (A/B/A/G/)|FA (A/B/A/G/)|FAdf|!fermata!a3 {ba} {gfge}!segno!!D.C.!||

X:1 T:La belle Catharine [1] or the Wedding day O:No 43 Wm Clarke of Feltwell MS 1858 N:Bottom of page N:As written I:abc2nwc M:2/4 L:1/16 K:D A2|d4fede|fddc|B4efed|cAAA|d4fede|fddc|B2e2 dcBA|d4D2:| |:AG|F2A2A2G2|F2A2A2G2|F2A2 dfed|cAAG| FGAB A2G2|F2A2 A2Bc|d3e2 {f}f2e2d2|a4A4|d4fede| fddc|B4efed|c2A2A2A2|d4fede|fddc|B2e2 dcBA|d4D4|]