X:1
T:L'Etè
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Quadrille
B:”Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes" (1826-1859, No. 73, p. 40)
N:The melodist is a musician's ms., probably by a fiddler, that contains both
N:tunes and songs from a variety of sources, American and European. The
N:inscription on the inside cover reads, "This is from the Bridge family of
N:Augusta, Maine (Horatio Bridge, friend of Hawthorne's)". However, entries in
N:the ms. were in different hands indicating several contributors.
N:The ms. is neat and the notation studied and precise.
F: https://archive.org/details/Melodist/page/n40/mode/2up?view=theater
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
|:(dg)|(fd) .e.e|d2 (ce)|(Bd)(Ac)|{c}B{A}G (dg)|(fd) .e.e|d2 (c/d/e/c/)|(Bd)(cA)|G2!fermata!||
(Be)|(e/^d/^c/B/) (e/f/g/a/)|(dB) .b(b/g/)|.a(a/f/) .g(g/e/)|B2 .b.b|
T(g>f/g/4) .a.a|(Tf>e/f/4) .g.g|eg {g}f{e}^d|e2 !D.C.!:|
L'ETÈ. English(?), Quadrille (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABA. "L'Etè" (summer) was traditionally the second figure of the dance in a set of quadrilles, and, as such, there were a number of different tunes that were played for it. This "L'Etè" tune was entered into the 1826-1859 anonymous music manuscript entitled Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes (No. 73, p. 40), probably from the state of Maine.
