Sheets with tunes from The Country Dance Book 3

This list has 10 sheets with 11 selected tunes. Tunes are linked to other sheets where they appear, possibly under a different title. Dances associated with tunes are shown in brackets, sometimes from the original sheet and sometimes not. You can also see the tunes listed by title. Suggestions and corrections are welcome. Please see the terms of use.


MM47 Dance tunes

Christchurch bells (for Mister Shaw's canon) / Gathering peascods MM72a MM264 / Merry, merry milkmaids / Lavena (for Picking up sticks) MM47a MM72a / Portsmouth

MM52 Playford tunes

Lull me beyond thee / Mister Isaac's maggot / Orleans baffled / Bobbing Joe aka Bobbing around / Up tails all / Up tails all countermelody 1 / Up tails all countermelody 2 / Up tails all three parts

MM72 Playford tunes

Chestnut aka Dove's figary (for All Saints' Day) / Upon a summer's day MM378 / Never love thee more MM72a / Arcadia / Arcadia countermelody

MM241 A seasonal medley

The Spring / The Spring countermelody MM241a / Spring garden / Easter Eve / Easter Thursday

MM335 Tunes for Lord of Carnarvon's jig

Lord of Carnarvon's jig / Jack a Lent (for Lord of Carnarvan's jegg)

MM378 Playford tunes

Upon a summer's day MM72 / Pinks and lillies / Strawberries and cream / Cream pot

MM396 Jigs from The Dancing Master

Chelsea Reach aka Buckingham-House or Chelsey Reach / The tythe pig / Nonesuch II / Lilli Burlero aka Protestant boys MM314

MM403 Marches from The Dancing Master

Maiden Lane / Waltham Abbey / The French embassador aka The parson's cap / Bugbee's Hole aka The Beadle of Grubb Street or Burghee's Hole

MM416 Slow jigs for English dances

I care not for these ladies / Mall Peatley aka Moll Pately or Moll Peatly / Hide Parke aka Hyde Park / Frances Ann's delight / Shandy Hall

MM473 Slow jigs from The Dancing Master

Row well ye mariners / Green sleeves and yellow lace / Hunsdon House / Bouzer Castle

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