Annotation:Ridotta (The)
X:1 T:Ridotta. JJo2.001, The Q:1/2=90 L:1/8 B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 2 after c1750 Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk M:C| K:G V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] G2G2G2 FE|DCB,A, G,EFG|A2A2A2 Bc|dBAF E3F| G2G2G2 FE|DCB,A, G,A,B,C|dBcA BGAF|GEDB, G,4 :| |:d2d2d2 ef|gfgd e4|d2cB cBAG|ABcE F2 ED| G2e2 F2d2|E2c2D2 EF|G2 FE DCB,A,|B,GA,F|G4 :|
RIDOTTA, THE. AKA and see "Portobello/Portabello Hornpipe." English, Hornpipe (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Ridotta" is a version of "Portobello Hornpipe," the latter being a somewhat more developed variant. "Ridotta" seems to have been published and in circulation prior to the "Portobello" strain, but both coexisted for some time, although the "Ridotta" strain does not seem to have survived the 18th century. "The Ridotta" was published in the major collections of the mid-18th century: Walsh printed it in Caledonian Country Dances and
