Me: Hunsdon House |
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Arrangment: 4 couples in a square |
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Music: Hunsdon House (Apollo's Banquet) |
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Lansdowne 1115 mms - first dance |
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Playford
version in 3rd-A (1657) to 18th (1728)
editions |
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Part 1 |
Verse 1, Part A |
1: |
Odds meet a double; evens
(facing their partner) fall back a double from their partner. |
2: |
Odds split and take their
contrary and fall out of the square on their own sides into the evens'
places; evens meet their contraries on their own sides in the odds' places. |
Verse 1, Part B |
1: |
Evens meet a double; odds
(facing their contrary) fall back a double from each other. |
2: |
Evens split and take their
partner with them as they fall back out of the square into their original
places; odds meet their partners in their original places. |
Chorus 1, Part
A |
1: |
Odds meet a double. |
2: |
Odds turn single. |
3: |
Odd men pass each other as
they double into the other man's original place in the square. |
4: |
Odd women pass each other
as they double into the other woman's original place in the square. |
Chorus 1, Part
B |
1: |
Evens meet a double. |
2: |
Evens turn single. |
3: |
Even men pass each other as
they double into the other man's original place in the square. |
4: |
Even women pass each other
as they double into the other woman's original place in the square. |
Chorus 1, Part
C |
1: |
Odds meet a double. |
2: |
Odds turn single. |
3: |
Odd men pass each other as
they double into their original place in the square. |
4: |
Odd women pass each other
as they double into their original place in the square. |
Chorus 1, Part
D |
1: |
Evens meet a double. |
2: |
Evens turn single. |
3: |
Even men pass each other as
they double into their original place in the square. |
4: |
Even women pass each other
as they double into their original place in the square. |
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Part 2 |
Verse 2, Part A |
1: |
Odds meet a double; evens
(facing their partner) fall back a double from their partner. |
2: |
Odds split and take their
contrary and fall out of the square on their own sides into the evens'
places; evens meet their contraries on their own sides in the odds' places. |
Verse 2, Part B |
1: |
Evens meet a double; odds
(facing their contrary) fall back a double from each other. |
2: |
Evens split and take their
partner with them as they fall back out of the square into their original
places; odds meet their partners in their original places. |
Chorus 2, Part
A |
1: |
Odds meet a double. |
2: |
Odds turn back to back,
then take hands around. |
3: |
Odds circle halfway around,
drop hands |
4: |
[Odds double out of the
square on the opposite side.} |
Chorus 2, Part
B |
1: |
Evens meet a double. |
2: |
Evens turn back to back,
then take hands around. |
3: |
Evens circle halfway
around, drop hands |
4: |
[Evens double out of the
square on the opposite side.} |
Chorus 2, Part
C |
1: |
Odds meet a double. |
2: |
Odds turn back to back,
then take hands around. |
3: |
Odds circle halfway around,
drop hands |
4: |
[Odds double out of the
square back to their original places.} |
Chorus 2, Part
D |
1: |
Evens meet a double. |
2: |
Evens turn back to back,
then take hands around. |
3: |
Evens circle halfway
around, drop hands |
4: |
[Evens double out of the
square back to their original places.} |
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Part 3 |
Verse 3, Part A |
1: |
Odds meet a double; evens
(facing their partner) fall back a double from their partner. |
2: |
Odds split and take their
contrary and fall out of the square on their own sides into the evens'
places; evens meet their contraries on their own sides in the odds' places. |
Verse 3, Part B |
1: |
Evens meet a double; odds
(facing their contrary) fall back a double from each other. |
2: |
Evens split and take their
partner with them as they fall back out of the square into their original
places; odds meet their partners in their original places. |
Chorus 3, Part
A |
1: |
Odds meet a double, then
face their partner. |
2: |
Honor (bow to) your
partner. |
3: |
Odds give right hands to
their contrary and switch places in a double. |
4: |
Odds give left hands to
their partners and switch places in a double (i.e. half of a handed hey),
falling back into the square on their opposite sides. |
Chorus 3, Part
B |
1: |
Evens meet a double, then
face their partner. |
2: |
Honor (bow to) your
partner. |
3: |
Evens give right hands to
their contrary and switch places in a double. |
4: |
Evens give left hands to
their partners and switch places in a double (i.e. half of a handed hey),
falling back into the square on their opposite sides. |
Chorus 3, Part
C |
1: |
Odds meet a double, then
face their contrary. |
2: |
Honor (bow to) your
contrary. |
3: |
Odds give right hands to
their partner and switch places in a double. |
4: |
Odds give left hands to
their contaroes and switch places in a double, falling back into the square
on their correct sides. |
Chorus 3, Part
D |
1: |
Evens meet a double, then
face their contrary. |
2: |
Honor (bow to) your
contrary. |
3: |
Evens give right hands to
their partner and switch places in a double. |
4: |
Evens give left hands to
their contraries and switch places in a double, falling back into the square
on their correct sides. |
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