X:1
T:Little Swiss, The
N:”A New Country Dance”
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Richard Baldwin – The London Magazine (Feb., 1754, p. 85)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B2(d d2)e|dec dBG|B2(d d)ef|gfg (A/B/c)A|
(B/c/d)B c/(d/e)c|(dfg) (dBd)|(e/f/g)e (dBG)|TA3 G3:|
|:(BGB) (dBd)|(gfe) (dBG)|(BGB) (dBd)|(fga) (ABc)|
(d/e/f)d (e/f/g)e|(dec) (dBG)|(e/f/g)e (dBG)|TA3 G2-G:|]
LITTLE SWISS. English, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Little Swiss" first appears in R. Baldwin's periodical The London Magazine, or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, 1754. It subsequently appeared in John Johnson's 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 7 (London, 1756).
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Richard Baldwin (The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer), Feb., 1754; p. 85. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 51.
