The English Pasby three-two

Also known as The English Paspy, The English Passepied.

The English Pasby has been added to 7 tunebooks.

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Three settings

X: 1
T: The English Pasby
R: three-two
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: D2 |G2d2- d2cB A2G2 | G2d2 e2f2 g2D2 | A2a2- a2gf e2d2 | A2d2 ed^c2 d2 :|
|: c2 |B2e2- e2^d2 e2c2 | B2e2 fe^d2 e2B2 | A2d2- d2^c2 d2B2 | A2d2 ^cdec d2=cB |
A2c2- c2B2 c2BA | GABc defa g2G2 | g2fe defd g2G2 | g2fe dcBA G2 :|
X: 2
T: The English Pasby
R: three-two
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: G2d2- d2cB A2G2 | G2d2 e2f2 g4 | A2a2- a2gf e2d2 | A2d2- d2^c2 d4 :|
|: B2e2- e2^d2 e2B2 | B2e2- e2^d2 e4 | G2d2- d2^c2 d2A2 | A2d2- d2^c2 d4 |
G2c2- c2B2 c2BA | GABc defd g2G2 | g2fe defd g2G2 | g2fe dcBA G4 :|

X: 3
T: The English Pasby
R: three-two
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: G2d2- d2cB A2G2 | G2d2 e2f2 g4 | A2a2- a2gf e2d2 | A2d2 e2^c2 d4 :|
|: B2e2- e2^d2 e2B2 | B2e2- e2^d2 e4 | A2d2- d2^c2 d2A2 | A2d2 d2^c2 d4 |
A2c2- c2B2 c2(BA) | GABc defd g2G2 | g2(fe) defd g2G2 | g2(fe) dcBA G4 :|

Four comments

“The English Pasby” - not ‘by the book’

While fussing with the recent submission of the 3/2 "Bulock’s Hornpipe" this one came to mind…

As to the book version, it shows up in at least eight editions of "Playford’s The English Dancing-Master", someone will add that later, possibly me. But for now, here’s a link to that:

http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/indexes/dancingmaster/Dance/Play4295.htm

“The English Pasby / Paspy / Passepied”

X: 2
T: English Pasby, The
B: "Playford’s Dancing Master", 11th edition, 1701, page I: 276
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
R: three-two
K: Gmaj
|: G2 d4 cB A2 G2 | G2 d2 e2 f2 g4 | A2 a4 gf e2 d2 | A2 d4 ^c2 d4 :|
|: B2 e4 ^d2 e2 B2 | B2 e4 ^d2 e4 | G2 d4 ^c2 d2 A2 | A2 d4 ^c2 d4 |
G2 c4 B2 c2 BA | GABc defd g2 G2 | g2 fe defd g2 G2 | g2 fe dcBA G4 :|

X: 3
T: English Pasby, The
B: "Playford’s Dancing Master", 12th - 18th editions, 1703 - 1728
S: http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/indexes/dancingmaster/Dance/Play4295.htm
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
R: three-two
K: Gmaj
|: G2 d4 cB A2 G2 | G2 d2 e2 f2 g4 | A2 a4 gf e2 d2 | A2 d2 e2 ^c2 d4 :|
|: B2 e4 ^d2 e2 B2 | B2 e4 ^d2 e4 | A2 d4 ^c2 d2 A2 | A2 d4 ^c2 d4 |
A2 c4 B2 c2 (BA) | GABc defd g2 G2 | g2 (fe) defd g2 G2 | g2 (fe) dcBA G4 :|

& useful relevant resources:

The Colonial Music Institute: Dance and Music Indexes
http://www.danceandmusicindexes.org/
Dances Figures Index: English Country Dances, 1700-1827
Compiled by Robert M. Keller
http://www.danceandmusicindexes.org/DFIE/index.htm

"The Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford’s Dancing Master (1651-ca.1728)"
Edited by Jeremy Barlow (The Broadside Band)
Faber Music Ltd., London, 1985 / Alfred Publishing Co., Faber & Faber, 1998
ISBN 10: 0571507239
ISBN 13: 9780571507238

‘Country Dance’ in Ireland - music and dances

While not as well known, ‘country dances’, including the likes of Playford and Walsh, were very much a part of the history of Ireland too, and many were still in living memory after World War II. One widespread and well remembered and known ‘country dance’ was "Sir Roger de Coverly"… There are also copies of some of these early dance collections to be found in The National Library in Dublin, the Trinity College Library, and elsewhere.

Playford’s “The Dancing Master”

At least, the 11th, 12th, 16th & 17th editions are to be found in The National Library, Dublin…