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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H3H 7772H
 Also known as    Bonny Breast Knot (1) (The), Breast Knot (1) (The), Looking Glass (1), Topsey Turvey
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:David Rutherford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Rutherford's Compleat Collection of 200 of the Most Celebrated Country Dances
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 153
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1756
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 Score   (1)   



X: 1 T:Topsy Turvy. Ru1.153 B:Rutherford's Country Dances Vol 1, 1756 Z:village music project, Steve Mansfield July 2015 M:C| L:1/8 N:First note is crotchet in MS, I have halved it to equalise the bar W:Cast of[f] two Cu. .| Cast up Again :| Cross over W:two Cu .| Lead up to the top foot it and cast off :| Q:2/4=60 K:F fcfc fa2g/f/ | ecec eg2f/e/ | fcfc Ac2B/A/ | Bd2B A2F2 || "NB"Bd2 c/B/ AF A/B/c/A/ | bg2f e2c2 | Bd2c/B/ AF A/B/c/A/ | af2c A2F2 |]


X: 1 T: Topsy Turvy %R: reel B: Kitty Bridges "Collection of Country Dances 1745" p.20 F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-bridges1745 Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C L: 1/8 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/KittyBridges/KittyBridges_1745_VO.abc K: F % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |:\ fcfc fa2g/f/ | ecec eg2f/e/ |fcfc Ac2B/A/ | Bd2c/B/ A2F2 :| |:\ Bd2c/B/ AF A/B/c/A/ | bg2f e2c2 |Bd2c/B/ AF A/B/c/A/ | af2c A2F2 :| % - - - - - - - - - - Dance description - - - - - - - - - - %%center Topcy Turvy %%begintext align %% The 1st Man set and turn single then %% turn the 2d Wo. .| First Wo. do the same %% :| Then 1st Cu. lead up, and 2d Cu. lead %% down, then right and left quite round Clap %% and cast off and double figure at the bottom %% then clap lead up and cast off. %%endtext