Annotation:Cymbals (The)
X:1 T:Cymbals, The M:2/4 L:1/8 N:Cotillion – 1st Sett, 1st figure B:Francis Johnson – “A Collection of New Cotillions” (Phila., 1818, No. 1) B:https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/1/11/IMSLP72855-PMLP145993-johnson_cotillons_sets_1-2.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C G2|[E2G2c2][D2G2B2]|[E3G3c3] d/e/|f/g/a/g/ f/e/d/c/|A/^c/d/c/ B/G/A/B/| [E2G2c2][D2G2B2]|[E3G3c3] d/e/|f/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/|[F2d2] c|| e/f/|{a}g/^f/g/a/ g/c’/e/g/|c/e/G/c/ E/G/c/e/|F/A/d/f/ e/d/c/B/|c/G/A/B/ c/d/e/f/| {a}g/^f/g/a/ g/c/e/g/|c/e/G/c/ E/G/c/e/|F/A/d/f/ e/d/c/B/|[F2d2][Ec]|| K:Cmin G|[G2e2][Fd][Ge]|[E2c2] [D=B][Ec]|[Fd]=A[Fd][Ec]|[D=B]G[Ec][Fd]| [G2e2][Fd][Ge]|[E2c2][D=B][Ec]|[Fd] [E=Ac][D=B]G|[EG3c3]!D.C.!||
CYMBALS, THE. American, Cotillion (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCA. "The Cymbals" is the first figure in Philadelphia, Pa., composer, keyed bugle player, and violinist wikipedia:Francis_Johnson_(composer)'s (1792-1844) "1st Sett", a five-figure set of cotillions published in Philadelphia in 1818 by George Willig. Johnson led a fashionable all-Black orchestra that toured the United States and Europe, and he directed military bands and society dance orchestras, taught music, and performed on the violin and keyed bugle.