The Morris Book, Part 1: A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England — John Shaqi
The Morris Book, Part 1: A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of EnglandSharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James)
History
The Morris Book, Part 1: A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England
Sharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James)
Morris dance
| |
(3 times). |As in C2. Pairs re-change. | "
Capers. | |
Slower. | |
| |
A3. |Cross-over. | "
| |
B3. |As in B1 and B2. Pairs start with | "
(3 times). | left feet, and stamp and strike |
| right feet. |
| |
C3 (Capers). | |
(3 times). |As in C1, pairs change places. |
| |
Bars 1, 2, 3, 4 |In these the step is 4/1, and High | "
in each | --really as high as possible. |
repetition | |
(very slow). | |
| |
Bars 5 and 6 |In these the pairs retire, after | Front.
in each | meeting in centre, at 4/2 step, |
repetition | lifting the feet as high as |
(_presto_). | possible, and as quickly. The |
| greater the contrast between |
| these two quick bars and the |
| preceding slow ones, the better |
| the effect. |
| |
A3. (repeat). |Back-to-back. | "
| |
B3. (repeat). |As in B1 and B2 (repeats), pairs | "
(3 times). | start with right feet, and stamp |
| and strike left feet in bar 4. |
| |
C3. (Capers) | |
Very slow. |As in C3. Pairs re-change to | "
(Repeat). | original places. |
(3 times). |At the beginning of bar 5, in final |
| repetition of the music, leader |
| calls "All in," when all draw |
| together into Ring, throw up the | Fr. to Ring.
| right hands, raise the right feet, |
| and Call. |
| |
| ALL IN. |
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account