Annotation:Donop (The)
X:1 T:Donop, The T:Lady Mary Murray's Fantaisie [sic] M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Mr. Cantelo - "Twenty Four American Country Dances as Danced by the B:British during their Winter Quarters at Philadelphia, New York, & Charles Town" (1785, No. 23) N:"Collected by Mr. Cantelo Musician at Bath, where they are now Dancing for N:the first time in Britain..." Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F V:1 F|c>cc>c|(d2 B)d|{d}cBAG|{G}F/E/F/G/ FF|c>cc>c|(d2B)d|{d}.c.B.A.G|F3:| |:f|(3efg GB|A2-Gf|(3efg GB|A2-GF|c>cc>c|{Bc}d2 cB|A2 [C2G2]|[A,3F3]:| |:z|.c2z2|.d2 z2|cBAG|(F/E/)(F/G/) [A,2F2]|.c2 z2|d2 z{ga}b|a2Tg2|f3:| V:2 clef = bass z|zF,A,F,|B,2B,,2|C,2C,,2|F,,F,C,A,,|F,,F,A,F,|B,2B,,2|C,2C,,2|F,,F,F,,:| |:z|CC,D,E,|F,2C,F,|CC,D,E,| F,2C,A,,|F,,F,A,F,|B,2A,B,|C2C,2|F,C,F,,:| |:z|[E,2A,2]z2|[F,2B,2]z2|C2C,2|F,C,A,,F,,|[F,2A,2]z2|[F,2B,2]z2|C2C,2|[F,,3F,3]:|
DONOP, THE. AKA - "Lady Mary Murray's Fantaisie." English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The Donop was a regiment of German Jäger troops during the American War of Independence, particularly skilled at skirmishing and sharpshooting. In service with the British army, they were equipped with rifles instead of muskets (slower to load but far more accurate), and had straw-colored uniforms.
