Chestnut (dance)
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Genre | English country dance |
| Formation | 3 couples in a line |
| Meter | 2/2 |
| Key | A minor |
| Choreography | |
| Choreographer | John Playford |
| Year | 1651 |
Chestnut (or Dove's Figary) is an English country dance from The Dancing Master collection.[1]
Dance
English country dance for three couples in a line, recorded by John Playford, 1651.
Tune
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c1 g1 a1:m d2:m a:m c1 g a:m e2:m a:m }
\relative c'' {
\numericTimeSignature
\key a \minor
\time 2/2
a4 e' d c | b4. a8 gis4 e |
a b c c | d c8[ d] e2 |
a,4 e' d c | b4. a8 gis4 e |
a b c c | d c8[ d8] e2 |
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\repeat volta 2 {
e4 e8[ f] g4 f8[ e] | d4 d8[ e] f4 e8[ d] |
e4 e e d8[ c] | d4. f8 c2 |
e4 f8[e] f[ e d c ] | d4 e8[ d] e8[ d] b4 |
c a a d | b4. c8 a2
}
}
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Instructions
reconstructed by Delbert von Straßburg and Stephen Fischer [3]
| Bar | Figure |
|---|---|
| 1 - 4 | Lead up a double and back, |
| 5 - 8 | That again |
| 1 - 2 | Turn to face partner, the double back away from them. |
| 3 - 4 | Double forwards towards your partner, taking both hands and changing into their place |
| 5 - 8 | Men join hands and circle half way around, so that the top man ends up in the bottom man's place, and vice-versa. At the same time the ladies take hands and do the same |
| 9 - 16 | Repeat 1 - 8 (everyone ends up back in their place) |
| 1 - 4 | Arm left, arm right with partner |
| 1 - 4 | Double forwards and back, changing places |
| 4 - 8 | The men make half a hey, so that the top man ends up in the bottom man's place, and vice-versa. At the same time the ladies do the same. |
| 9 - 16 | Repeat 1 - 8 (everyone ends up back in their place) |
| 1 - 4 | Side left, side right with partner |
| 1 - 4 | Double forwards and back, changing places |
| 5 - 8 | The first couple peels down the middle of the set to the bottom, and everyone follows the that the couples are reversed. |
| 9 - 12 | Double forwards and back, changing places |
| 13 - 16 | The first couple (now at the bottom) casts out and everyone follows (everyone ends up back in their places) |
External links
- 'Chestnut' from Estienne's country dance book
- 'Chestnut (or Doves Figary)' from Facsimile of John Playford's 1651 The English Dancing Master
References
- ^ Playford, John (1698). The Dancing Master (10th ed. corrected ed.). London: J. Heptinstall. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Barnes, Peter (2009). The Barnes Book of English Country Dance Tunes (2nd ed.). Greenfield, Massachusetts: Canis Publishing. p. 19.
- ^ Fischer, Stephen. "Chestnut". Estienne's Country Dance Book. Retrieved 6 November 2016.