Merry Counselor (The)

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 Theme code Index    5165 43H22
 Also known as    Merry Counsellor (The), Merry Councellors (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    ENGLAND(London and South East)
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 79
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1747
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 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T:Merry Councellor. JJo4.157, The B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 4, 1748 Z:vmp.Anne Wride 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk M:4/4 Q:1/4=120 L:1/8 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Johnson/JohnsonVol4(Jan15).abc K:G B/c/ | d>BG>g e2 dB | ca2B A3 B/c/ | d>BG>g e2 d>B | gd2BG3 :| B/c/ |d>ed>B d>ed>B |gb2a/g/ a3 A/c/ | d>ed>B gd2B | edcB A3 B/c/| d>BG>g e2d>B | ca2BA3 B/c/ | d>BG>g e2 d>B | gd2BG3 |] W:Last strain but once W:Fist Cu. lead thro' the 2d. and on the outside of the 3d. Cu. and turn W:Lead up to the Top and cast off W:Set 6 and turn Right and Left with the 2d. Cu


X: 1 T: The Merry Councellor %R: reel B: Kitty Bridges "Collection of Country Dances 1745" p.6 F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-bridges1745 Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> N: The tune has no time signature. N: Bar 6 has 5 8th notes in the first beamed group; not fixed. N: The word "to" occurs twice in succession in the dance. M: none L: 1/8 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/KittyBridges/KittyBridges_1745_VO.abc K: G % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bc |\ dBGg e2dB | caaB A2Bc |\ dBGg e2dB | gddB G2 :| |: Bc |\ d>ed>B d>edB | gb-bag a2Bc |\ d>ed>B gdcB | edcB A2Bc | dBGg e2dB | caaB A2Bc |\ dBGg e2dB | gddB G2 :| % - - - - - - - - - - Dance description - - - - - - - - - - %%center The Merry Councellor %%begintext align %% Set across and turn, Then set to %% to your Part.r and cast off one Coup.l and %% Right and left with the top Coup.l, Then %% set and cast round Corners. %%endtext


X:1 T:Merry Councellors, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Walter Rainstorp music manuscript collection (1747, p. 26) F: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2057949 N:The cover is inscribed “Walter Rainstorp, 1747. Bought in Cheap Side, N:London, 1747”. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B/c/|d>BG>g Te2 d>c|c a2B TA3 B/c/|d>BGg Te2 d>B|gd2B G3:| |:B/c/|d>edB d>edB|gb2 a/g/ a2 B/c/|d>edB g d2B|edcB TA3 B/c/| d>BGg e2 dB|ca2B TA3 B/c/|d>BGg Te2 dB|g d2 B G3:|]


X: 1 T:Merry Councellors. Ru1.148, The B:Rutherford's Country Dances Vol 1, 1756 Z:village music project, Steve Mansfield July 2015 M:C| L:1/8 W:The 1st Cu. Casts off and turns .| Cast up again W:and turn :| Cross over two Cu. Lead up to the W:top foot it and cast off .| foot it to your Partner W:and turn her right Hand and Left :| Q:2/4=60 N:NB B/c/ in Mss, revised by transcriber to balance bar lengths F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Rutherford/Rutherford1(8-9-2015).abc K:G B/c/ | d>BG>g Te2d>c | ca2B TA3B/c/ | d>BG>g Te2d>B | gd2B G3 || B/c/ | d>edB d>edB | gb2"NB"a/g/a2Bc | d>edB gd2B | edcB TA3B/c/ | d>cBg e2dB | ca2B TA3B/c/ | d>BGg Te2dB | gd2B G3 |]


X:1 T:Merry Counselor, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland) F:http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=R0309601&image=1 K:G B/c/|d>BGg Te2d>c|caaB A>AA B/c/|d>BGg Te2 dc|gddB G2:| (B/c/)|d>edB d>edB|gbba/g/ a3 (B/c/)|d>edB gddB|edcB ~A3 B/c/| d>BGg e2 d>B|caaB A3 B/c/|d>BGg Te2 d>c|gddB G3||