Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on February 3rd 2008 by nicholas.
This tune has been added to 5 tunebooks.
Also known as Dr Issac's Maggot, Dr. Isaac's Maggot, Mr Isaac’s Maggot, Mr. Isaac's Maggot.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Isaac's Maggot
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
a2 f2 e2 | d/e/ f ed cB | Ad dc B2| Be ed cA |
a2 f2 e2 | d/e/ f ed cB | Ad dc B g/f/ | ed ec d2|
|: FA AB A2 | FA AA B/c/ d | FA AB A2 | FA AA B/c/ d |
a g/a/ b a/g/ a g/a/ | b/a/g/f/ g/f/e/d/ cA | a g/a/ b a/g/ a g/a/| b/a/g/f/ e/f/g/a/ fd |
f2 g2 ad | d/e/ f ed cA | f e/f/ g f/g/ aA | Ad dc d2 :|
Isaac's Maggot.
This is a dance tune from Playford, and is IMO a cracker.
I've entered it with the first part played through once and the second part twice, because - again IMO - it seems to power along particularly well played thus. But I don't know how it's generally done by ETM or country dance cognoscenti: you have been warned! In a c18 Playford I've seen the tune seems to be run through with no repeats.
# Posted on February 3rd 2008 by nicholas
20 bars NO repeats
It's a 20 bar dance and I've always played it as such with NO repeats so why do otherwise? It doesn't gain anything and in fact the dynamics of the tune are spoilt.
By the way, what is IMO? Have I missed something?
# Posted on February 3rd 2008 by hetty
IMO means "in my opinion".
# Posted on February 4th 2008 by nicholas
Thanks nicholas, I realised that as soon as I sent the message.
# Posted on February 4th 2008 by hetty
Incidentally it's a 3/2, not a waltz.
# Posted on February 4th 2008 by nicholas
3/2
Well nicholas ~ why isn't it under 3/2 tunes? Why'd you pick 'waltz'?
# Posted on February 4th 2008 by ceolachan
I entered it as a 3/2 - honest, Guv..! I blame the programme.
The programme picked it for me. Mine not to reason why. I entered it as a 3/2.
# Posted on February 4th 2008 by nicholas