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X:1 T:Ford M:2/4 L:1/8 N:”Johnson’s Jig Cotillion," figure 3 B:Francis Johnson – “A Collection of New Cotillions” (Phila., 1818, No. 7) B:https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/1/11/IMSLP72855-PMLP145993-johnson_cotillons_sets_1-2.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D S(3A/d/e/|[df][cd][Bd][Ac]|Be cA|{e}d/c/d/e/ f/d/a/f/|[Ace][Ace][Ace] d/e/| [df][ce][Bd][Ac]|Be cA|df ea|[Fd][Af][Fd]!fermata!|| A|g>f ef/g/|a>g fg/a/|[gb][fa][eg][df]|ed cA| g<f ef/g/|a>g f>a|^g/a/b/g/ ^d/e/f/g/|a/^g/a/b/ a/=g/f/e/|| K:Dmin A|f>e de|fg ag|f>e de/f/|da A/^c/d/e/| f>e de|f>g ag|ff e/d/e/f/|[F2d2][Fd]S||

FORD. American, Cotillion (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. "Ford" is the second figure in Philadelphia, Pa., composer, keyed bugle player, and violinist wikipedia:Francis_Johnson_(composer)'s (1792-1844) "Johnson's Jig Cotillion", a seven-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.

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Printed sources : - Francis Johnson (A Collection of New Cotillions), Phila., 1818; No. 7.

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