X:17
T: Cotillon XVII.     l' Esperance.
%R: jig
B: J. Longman "XXIV New Cotillons or French Dances", London 1770 #17
F: http://http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-longmans 2015-2-22
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/DftY/1770/Longman_Cotillons/17_l_Esperance.abc	 2024-11-24 050943 UT
K: C
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%Voice 1 is formatted for a small scale.
V: 1 clef=treble
c2c |\
c2e A2B | c3 c2c | c2e A2B | c3 e2e |\
edc de^f | g2G c2c | cBA Bcd | e2E A2A |\
AGF GAB | c2C D2a |
g2f efd | c3 :|\
e2c |\
b2_B B2B | _B2A ^f2d | a2c c2c | c2B e2c |\
gfe d2B | fed e2c | gfe dBG | G3 |]
!segno!|: c2c |\
c2e A2B | c2c c2c | c2e A2B | c3 a2d |\
g2f efd | c3 afd | gaf efd | c3 :|
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%Voice 2 preserves the original staff breaks.
V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
c'2c' |\
c'2c f2g | c3 c'2c' | c'2c f2g | c3 c'2c' |\
c'2c' c'2c' | b2b a2a | a2a a2a | g2g f2f |\
f2f f2f | e2e f2f |
e2f g2G | c3 :| c3 |\
e2e e2e | f2F d3 | ^f2f f2f | g2G g2G |\
g2G g2G | g2G g2G | g2G g2G | G3 |]\
!segno!|: c'2c' |
c'2c f2g | c3 c'2c' | c'2c f2g | c3 f2f |\
e2f g2G | cde f2f | e2f g2G | c3 :|
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%%    All round: the queu de Chasse\`e by the first 4: the same by the 2d four, the first
%% 4 lead up, change their Ladies and turn to the other four: then clap hands 3 times and
%% beat 3 times with their feet: then turn their Partners into their Places : the other 4 do
%% the same: Le Promenade. Every Gentleman turn his Partner into her Place.
%%endtext
%%text See the title page for the set of 9 "changes" for this dance.