Lady Coventry's Minuet

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 Theme code Index    111 321
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 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Minuet
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Joseph Hill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Compleat Tutor for the German Flute
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 36
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1762
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X:2 T:Lady Coventry's Minuet M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Minuet S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook, late 18th century Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G2GG (3GAB|B2A2G2|B2BB(3Bcd|{d}c4B2| d4 g>f|d4 g>f|(e>d)(d>c)(c>B)|{B}A6:| |:(3ded ddcc|TB3cd2|(3ded ddcc|TB3cd2| (g2d2)c2|d2f2g2|(3edc B2A2|G6:|


X:1 T:Lady Coventry's Minuet M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Minuet B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 68, p. 27) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2G2 (3GAB |B2A2G2|B2B2 (3Bcd|d2c2B2| d4 (gf)|e4 (ge)|(ed)(dc)(cB)|B2 A4:| |:(de) d2c2|B3c d2|(de) d2c2|B3c d2|(de) d2c2| B3c d2|g2f2e2|d2f2g2|(3edc B2A2|G6:|]


X:1 T:Lady Coventry's. Retreat. M:3/4 L:1/8 S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 31, p. 7) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N:https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G2 G>G (3GAB|{B}A4 G2|B2 B>B (3Bcd|d2 c4 {B}| d4 ge|{d}d4 ge|eddccB|{B}A4:| |:(3ded d2c2|B2c2d2|(3ded ddcc|B2c2d2| (g2f2)e2|(d2f2)g2|(3edc B2A2 G4:| |:(3GBd (3gGG (3GAB|B2 A4 G2|(3Bdg (3bBB (3def|{d}c4 B2| (3dBc (3def (3gfe|(3dBc (3def (3gfe|(3edb (3dca (3cBg|B2 A4:| |:(3d-e.d (3d-B.d (3.cA-c|(3B-A.G Bcd d2|(3d-e.d (3d-B.d (3c-A.c|(3B-A.G (3Bcd d2| (3g-a.g (3f-g.f (3e-f.e|(3d-B.c (3d-e.f (3g-b.d|(3ed B2A2|G4:|]


X: 9 T: Lady Coventry's Minuet B: Peacocks' Tunes (1805) L: 1/8 M: 3/4 Z: Valerio M. Pelliccioni K: G G2 G2 (3GAB|B2A2G2|B2B2 (3Bcd|d4 (ge)| d4 (ge)|(ed)(dc)(dB)|B2A4:|| ||:(de) d2c2|B2> c d2|(de) d2c2|B2> c d2| g2f2e2|d2f2g2|(3edc B2A2|G4:||


X:3 T:Lady Coventry's Minuet M:3/4 L:1/8 B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 162) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G2G2 (3GAB|B2A2G2|B2B2 (3Bcd|d2c2B2| d4 ge|d4 ge|eddccB|B4 A2|| de/d/ d2c2|B3cd2|de/d/ d2c2|B3c d2| g2f2e2|d2f2g2|{f}ed/c/ B2 TA2|G6||


X:1 T:Lady Coventry's Minuet M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Minuet B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1853, p. 184) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2G2 (3GAB|{B}A4 {GA}G2|B2 B2 (3Bcd|{d}c4 {Bc}B2| d4 g>e|{e}d4 g>e|{f}ed {e}dc {d}cB|B2 {AB}A4:| |:ddddcc|{c}B3c d2|ddddcc|B3 c d2| g2f2e2|d2f2g2|{f}ed/c/ B2A2|{A}G4:|]


X:603 T:Lady Coventry's Minuet. Roose.0603 B:John Roose MS, Manchester 1850 M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 R:Minuet Z:Village Music Project, Peter Kanssen, 2019 K:G V:1 G2 G>G ((3GAB) | {B}A4 G2 | B2 B>B ((3Bcd) | {d}Tc4 B2 |{e}d4 g>e | {e}d4g>e | (ed) (dc) (cB) | {B}A6 :||:((3ded) d2B2 | TB3cd2 | ((3ded) dd cc | B3cd2 | (g2f2)!wedge!e2 | (d2f2)g2 | ((3edc) B2A2 | G6 :| V:2 z6 | z6 | G2 G>G ((3GAB) | {B}A4G2 | {c}B4 e>c | {c}B4 e>c | (cB) (BA) (AG) | D2 DFAD :||:((3BcB) B2A2 | G3AB2 | ((3BcB) BB AA | G3AB2 | e2d2c2 | (B2A2)B2 | ((3cBA) G2F2 | G6 :| V:1 "_Variations" |:((3GB)!wedge!d ((3gG)!wedge!G ((3GAB) | {B}A4G2 |\ (3Bdg ((3bB)!wedge!B ((3Bc)!wedge!d | {d}Tc4 B2 |((3dB)!wedge!c ((3de)!wedge!f ((3gf)!wedge!e | ((3dB)!wedge!c ((3de)!wedge!f ((3gf)e |\ ((3ed)!wedge!b ((3dc)!wedge!a ((3cB)!wedge!g | {B}A6 :| V:2 |:z6 | z6 | (3GBd (3gGG (3GAB | {B}A4G2 |((3BG)!wedge!A ((3Bcd) ((3edc) | ((3BG)!wedge!A ((3Bcd) ((3ed)!wedge!c |\((3cB)!wedge!g ((3BA)!wedge!f ((3AG)!wedge!B | {G}F6 :| V:1 |:((3de)!wedge!d ((3dB)!wedge!d ((3cA)!wedge!c |((3BA)!wedge!G ((3Bc)!wedge!d d2 |\ ((3de)!wedge!d ((3dB)!wedge!d ((3cA)c |((3BA)!wedge!G ((3Bc)!wedge!d d2 | ((3ga)!wedge!g ((3fa)!wedge!f ((3ef)!wedge!e |((3dB)!wedge!c ((3de)!wedge!f ((3gb)!wedge!d |(3edc B2A2 | G6 :| V:2 |:((3Bc)!wedge!B ((3BG)!wedge!B ((3AF)!wedge!A |\ G2 ((3GA)!wedge!B B2 | ((3Bc)!wedge!B ((3BG)!wedge!B ((3AF)!wedge!A |\ G2 ((3GA)!wedge!B B2 | ((3ef)!wedge!e ((3de)!wedge!d ((3cd)!wedge!c |((3BG)!wedge!A ((3Bc)!wedge!d ((3Bg)!wedge!B | (3cBA G2F2 | G6 :|


X:1 T:Lady Coventry’s Minuet M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Minuet B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 623) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2G2 (3GAB|B2A2G2|B2B2 (3Bcd|d2c2B2|d4 ge| d4 ge|eddccB|B4 A2||d/e/d/ d2c2|B3c d2| g2f2e2|d2f2g2|{f}ed/c/ B2TA2|G6||