Annotation:Essence of Cinnamon Seed
X:1 T:Essence of Cinnamon Seed M:C L:1/8 Q:"Slow" N:The triplet repeated sixteenth notes in measure 3 and again N:in the second part should be tremelo'd notes for the time indicated. N:A stage dance vehicle B:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A,B,C|(D>D) (F>A) [Fd][Fd][Fd] (3dba|(3^gaf (3cdF (3EA,C (E>F)|(3G/G/G/G/G/G/ [G2c] (3F/F/F/F/F/F/ (.B>.f)| |1 (3efd (3cdB (3ABG (3FGE:||2 (^A>.A) (3ABc B2 (3=ABc||(d>.d) (3cde d2 (3Bc^d| (e>e) (3^def e3f|(3g/g/g/g/g/g/ B>g (3f/f/f/f/f/f/ A>f|(3efd (3cdB (3ABG (3FGE| D>d (3cde d2 (3Bc^d|e>e (3^def e3f|(3gfg (3bag (3fge (3cdB|(3ABG (3FGE D2||
ESSENCE OF CINNAMON SEED. American, ("Slow") Dance Tune. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. There are several "Essence..." tunes printed in William Bradbury Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883). The word 'essence' being used as a cognate term for 'humors' or 'fancy', referring to a piece of music. See note for "annotation:Essence of Old Virginny" for information on the "Essence..." type of tune.
