Annotation:Pas Seul (11)
X:1 T:Pas Seul [11] N:[Danced by] “Miss Helen Hadden” M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Archibald Duff – A Choice Selection of Minuets, Favourite Airs, Hornpipes, Waltzs &c. B:Book First (Edinburgh, c. 1812, p. 22) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105810922 N:Archibald Duff (c. 1770-c. 1840?) was a musician (along with his brother Charles) and dancing N:master, of Montrose and Aberdeen, and is recorded as being a Professor of Music residing at N:Clayills Cottage, Aberdeen in 1837. N:The volume is dedicated to Lady Mary Ramsay of Balmain Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A|A2A A.A-.A|A2c e2c|AEc Aec|A3 z2c/d/| e2e edc|c2c cBA|A2A {c}TB>AB|[C3A3] z2:| c|e2e e(.e.e)|e3 ece|dBd cAc|(B3 B2)e| e2e e(.e.e)|e3 ece|dBd cAc|c3 (B2E)| AEc (A/E/A/).c/.e/.c/|A2A {c}TB>AB|AEc (A/E/A/).c/.e/.c/|A3 TB>AB| (AE)E (EA)A|(Ac)c (ce)e|AEc {c}BA>B|A3 A2!fine!!fermata!|| A|A(.d.d) d2A|A(.f.f) f2d|a=gf agf|e(.e.e) e2A| A(.d.d) d2A|A(.f.f) (f2d)|a=gf {f}Te>de|d(.d.d) d2A| .A(.e.e) (.e2.e)|=.g.f.e .g.f.e|f=gf agf|f(.e.e) e2A| A(.d.d) d2A|A(.f.f) f2d|a=gf {f}Te>de|ddd d2z!D.C.!||
PAS SEUL [11]. Scottish, Jig and Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. "Pas Seul [11]" is one of several suites of tunes that were apparently choreographed by Montrose and Aberdeen dancing master and musician Archibald Duff for his female dance pupils, meant to be performed as a solo dance (pas seul = solo dance) to showcase their (and his) talents. In this case the name of the (supposed) pupil is "Miss Helen Hadden." Other tunes in his "Pas Seul [11]" suite include "Slip Jig (11)" (a version of "Up with Aily (2)"),
