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 Theme code Index    1H71H7 5354
 Also known as    Damme
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Hornpipe/Clog
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Walsh
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Second Book of the Compleat Country Dancing Master 3rd edition
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 63
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1735
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 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T: Dam it %R: hornpipe B: "The Compleat Country Dancing-Master" printed by John Walsh, London ca. 1740 S: 6: CCDM2 http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Compleat_Country_Dancing-Master_(Various) V.2 (63) Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> N: Repeats added to satisfy the "Each strain twice" instruction. M: C| L: 1/8 K: C % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |:\ c2 B2 c2 B>A | G>F E>F G2 FE |\ D>E F>G A>B cB/A/ | G2 B2 c2 C2 :| |:c>d e2 c>d e2 | c>de>f d>BA>G |\ c>d e2 c>d e2 | c>d e>f g3 a | g>fe>d c>BA>e | f2 A>e f3 e |\ f>ed>c B>A GF/E/ | F2 G2 c4 :| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - %%center Each strain twice %%begintext align %% The 1st Cu. turn the 2d Cu. across and turn Partners .| %% The 1st Cu. go the Hey with the 3d Cu. :| The 1st Cu. set %% and the 1st Man cast off the 1st Wo. at the same Time, cast %% up to the Top. then take each Hands with the 2d and 3d Cu. %% and go half round .| The 1st Cu. meet in the Middle and turn %% half round. take Hands with the contrary Cu. and go half %% round, which brings the 1st Cu. into the 2d Cu. Place :| %%endtext %%sep 1 8 500