Confesse, his tune (the court lady)
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
Also known as "Confesse, His Tune", "Court Lady" and "Rosamond".<br> The ballad was first published in Playford's English Dancing<br> Master of 1651 and was retained through the 10th edition of 1698<br> after which it was dropped. The title "Court Lady" first appeared<br> as an alternate title in the 4th edition of 1670, and remained<br> with the main title until the melody was dropped. "Confesse, His Tune",<br> another alternate title, is similar to "Mr. Basse, His Tune," and<br> refers to French dancing master Nicholas Confesse who was attached<br> to the Jacobean court. He choreographed The Lords Masque in 1613,<br> staged as part of the wedding celebration of the Earl of Somerset,<br> King James's favorite, and other masques, as well as taught dancing<br> to the court. He is associated with a courante popular among lutenists<br> called "Confesse's Courante", which he may or may not have composed<br> (he may simply have delivered the steps).<br> It was also printed in Chappell's Popular Music of the Olden Time (vol. 1, 1859).<br>
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