X: 1
T:Fausans Maggot. Ru1.044
L:1/8
R:Maggot
B:RUTHERFORD Complete Collection of 200 Country Dances Vol.1; London: David & John Rutherford 1756.
Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk
N: * This note is shown as a crotchet in the original. It has been changed to a minim to give
N: the correct number of beats in the bar.
M:C|
Q:1/4=100
F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Rutherford/Rutherford1(8-9-2015).abc
K:D
DF-FE EG-GF|FG/A/ GF E2D2|DFFE EGGF|FG/A/ GF "*"E4||
(d/c/B/A/) (d/c/B/A/) Bd d2|(d/c/B/A/) (d/c/B/A/) GFF2|(d/c/B/A/) (d/c/B/A/)B2g2|fe/d/ Ac d2D2 :|
W:
W: Foot it & cast off 2 Couples .| Foot it and
W: cast up again :| Gallop down the Middle &
W: up again & cast off .|. Rt Hand & Left :|
FAUSAN'S MAGGOT. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Fausan, Fossan or Fossano was the familiar name of the Italian master wikipedia:Antonio_Rinaldi_(choreographer) (c. 1715 – c. 1759) who was born in Naples, and by 1733 was working in Venice at San Samuele. In 1734, he moved to work in London, but returned to Italy in 1735, where he established an operatic dance troupe. The rest of his career was divided between Italy and Russia, and he retired in 1757 or 1759.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - John Johnson (AChoice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1744; p. 97. David Rutherford (Rutherford's Compleat Collection of 200 of the Most Celebrated Country Dances), 1756; p. 22.John Walsh (Fourth Book of the Compleat Country Dancing-Master), 1747; p. 110.
