X:1
T:Set of Scots Quadrilles Figure 2
T:L’ Ete
C:Archibald Dunbar of Northfield
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Quadrille
B:James Taylor – A Collection of Strathspeys & Reels, together with a Set of Scots Quadrilles (Elgin, c. 1835, p. 13)
N:”Most respectfully dedicated to Lady Dunbar of Northfield.”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A|~c2 d/c/B/A/|FAEA|Ee d/c/B/A/|cBBA|
~c2 d/c/B/A/|FAEA|ceBe|cA A2||
~cee (f/g/)|a/g/f/e/ ae|~c>e d/c/B/A/ |cBBA|
~cee f/g/|a/g/f/e/ a/g/f/e/|ceBe |cA A2|
~cee (f/g/)|a/g/f/e/ ae|~c>e d/c/B/A/|cBBA|
~cee f/g/|a/g/f/e/ a/g/f/e/|f/e/d/c/ B/c/d/e/|cAA||
SET OF SCOTS QUADRILLES, FIGURE 2. AKA - "L'Ete." Scottish, Quadrille part (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "L'Ete" is traditionally the name assigned to the second figure of a quadrille set. This quadrille part was composed by Archibald Dunbar of Northfield, who contributed a dozen tunes to the first collection (c. 1835) of Elgin fiddler, composer and music teacher James Taylor. Taylor dedicated his volume to Lady Dunbar of Northfield.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - James Taylor (A Collection of Strathspeys & Reels, together with a Set of Scots Quadrilles), Elgin, c. 1835; p. 13.
