Chinese Dance (1)
X: 1 T:Chinese Dance [1]. RHu.021 S:R.Hughes MS,1823,Whitchurch,Shrops. A:Whitchurch, Shropshire Z:Neil Brookes 2006 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=90 R:Country Dance K:G B/A/|Ggfe|d/e/d/c/ Bd|BcBd|cA AB/A/|! Ggfe|d/e/d/c/ Bd|BdcB|G2"cr in MS"G||! A/G/|FAFA|FA cB/A/|GBGB|GB d(3d/e/f/|! gg d(3d/e/f/|gg d(3d/e/f/|gdcB|A/G/A/B/ A/c/B/A/|]
X:167
T:The Chinise [sic] Dance [1]
O:No. 167 William Clarke of Feltwell 1858
N:A version is in Kerr's Merry Melodies vol. 1 (c. 1880, No. 11, p. 29)
Z:Transcribed M. Humphreys May 2010.
N:Sounds very much like The Chainess Dance from
N:Hampshire Dance Tunes.Part B Bar 8 changed from EF# to GA - possible
N:transcription error.Also B ends at bar 8 with comment Da Capo. I have
N:written it out in full.
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
(d/c/)|Bgfe|d/e/d/c/ Bd|BdBd| cAAB| Ggfe| d/e/d/c/ Bd| Bd cA| G3:|/
c/G/| FAFA |FA cB/A/| GBGB | GB d2| gg dB| gg dB| e/d/c/B/ c/B/A/G/ | FDD G/A/|/
Bgfe|d/e/d/c/ Bd|BdBd| cAAB| Ggfe| d/e/d/c/ Bd| Bd cA| G3||
X:1
T:Chinese Dance [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 1, p. 29 (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
c/B/|Aagf|e/f/e/d/ ce|cece|dBB (c/B/)|Aagf|e/f/e/d/ ce|
ce d/c/d/B/|AcA::(B/A/)|GBGB|GB d/c/d/B/|AcAc|
Ac e(f/g/)|aae (f/g/)|aae (f/g/)|aedc|B/A/B/c/ B/d/c/B/:|]