Tune Add: Nottingham Castle

Subject: Tune Add: Nottingham Castle
From: T in Oklahoma (Okiemockbird)
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 08:46 PM

This charming English country dance-tune is from the 11th, 12th, and maybe subsequent editions of The Dancing Master. The transcription below is from the 12th edition of 1703. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

X: 1
T: Nottingham Castle
C: The Dancing Master, 12th edition (1703) p. 265
M: 6/4
K: G
L: 1/4
d | g d g d B G | F G A A2 B | c>d e e f g | f>g a f2 f |
g d g d B G | F G A A2 B | c>d e d c B A2 G G2 :|
d | d>e d c2 B | c2 B A2 e | e>=f e e A d | d2 ^c d2 a |
f>e f g f e | d>c B c B A | F2 G A2 B | c>d c B2 z |
A2 z G2 z | G2 F G2 :|