X:1
T:Adam’s Favorite
N:Quadrille Figure III
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Linscott – Folk Songs of Old New England (1939, p. 106)
N:From the manuscript of Elizabeth Foster Reed, dance changes
N:called by Edson H. Cole, Freedom, New Hampshire.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
F|B/d/c/e/ d/f/e/g|f2 ge|dfec|B/c/d/B/ FF|
B/d/c/e/ d/f/e/g/|f2 (ge)|df e/d/e/c/|BdBF|
(Ac)FF|(Bd)F2|.[ce].[ce].[Bd].[Bd]|[A2c2] zF|Ac FF|
(Bd)F2 |[Fd][Ec][DB][C=A]|[D2B2]z||
K:Eb
B|B2 ge|B2 (GB)|AA (B/A/G/A/)|G2 zB|
B2 (ge)|B2 (GB)|(BAFD|E2)z:|
|:B|[GBe][G/B/e/][G/B/e/] [GBe][GBe]|[G2g2][G2e2]|[Acf][Acf] [FBd][FBd]|[GBe]f [Beg]B|
[GBe][G/B/e/][G/B/e/] [GBe][GBe]|[B2e2g2][G2B2e2]|[Acf][Acf] [FBd][FBd]|[GBe][GBe][GBe]:|
|:B|[df]B/B/ BB|[eg]B/B/ BB|[df][ce][Bd][Ac]|[Bd]B/B/ BB|
[F2B2d2] z2|[F2B2e2] z2|[Fd][Ec][DB][C=A]|[D2B2]z2|[GBe][G/B/e/][G/B/e/] [GBe][GBe]|[B2g2][G2e2]
|[Acf][Acf] [FBd][FBd]|[Ge]f [eg]B|[GBe][G/B/e/][G/B/e/] [GBe][GBe]|[B2g2][G2e2]|[Acf][Acf] [FBd][FBd]|[Ge][Ge] z:|
ADAM’S FAVORITE. American, Reel. USA, New England. B Flat Major (‘A’ part) & E Flat Major (‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABBCCDD. The melody was used for the dance “Plain Quadrille,” notes Linscott (1939).
Additional notes Source for notated version : - from the manuscript of Elizabeth Foster Reed, probably of New England origin [Linscott].
Printed sources : - Linscott (Folk Songs of Old New England), 1939; pp. 106-107.
