The Catching of Quails
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Catching of Quails" is an English country dance tune in 6/8 time and G Major.<br> The modality of this tune, which was originally published in Playford's Dancing Master (4th<br> edition, 1670), shifts from C to G to D Major. It was retained in the long-running Dancing<br> Master series through the 10th edition, 1698. The title was one specifically mentioned in<br> plays of the 17th century as being for bagpipe. <br> It was printed in Barlow's Complete Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master (1985) and<br> Sharp's Country Dance Tunes (1909).<br>
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