[Bards] Seeking Musicians for Shadowlands Fall Ball Take II: Ball List Included

[Sarah Diane Gray]

It came to my attention that I forgot to mention the date of the event.
It will take place on January 23rd, 2010.  Website here for more
details: http://shadowlands.ansteorra.org/ball.htm

-Brigid

On Fri, 2009-12-04 at 20:17 -0600, Sarah Diane Gray wrote:

> Calling all musicians!
> 
> Come play at Shadowlands' Fall Ball Take II!  The dance list is below,
> with some notes so that you can be sure that you are practicing the
> correct version of the piece.  I have already talked to the dance
> mistress about the list, and these notes reflect that conversation.  I
> plan to have a time to go over these pieces at the event before the
> ball, so if there is something you are unsure about, we can address it
> then.
> 
> If you plan to come to the event, please let me know so that I can
> arrange space for you and take you into consideration for different
> parts.  If you know you don't have a piece of music, let me know and I
> can either e-mail you a copy and/or make sure I have copies available
> at the event.
> 
> Please forward this e-mail if you know of a group that might be
> interested that I haven't sent to already.  Thanks!
> 
> -Lady Brigid Cunningham
> Shadowlands MOAS / Music Guild Head
> 
> Key:
> * = musicians in a box, don't need to practice
> ^ = not in Master Avatar's dance book (3rd edition)
> 
> Set 1:
> ^Nika Nika
> Half Hannikin
> Gathering Peascods
> Heart’s Ease: Am version
> Rufty Tufty
> 
> Set 2:
> Black Nag: Am version
> Juice of Barley
> *Trenchmore
> Picking of Sticks: Ax17 variant
> Black Alman: Dm version
> 
> *Bransle Suite (Bransle Off)
> 
> Set 3:
> Horse’s Bransle
> Pease Bransle
> Washerwoman’s Bransle: Gm version
> Official Bransle
> Montarde Bransle: 6 person (long) variant
> 
> Set 4:
> Jenny Pluck Pears: Am version
> ^Salterello II: this is in Vol 1 of Avatar's "Medieval Songs and
> Dances" book
> Whirligig: can practice this one from Avatar's book, but I have a
> slightly different arrangement using his parts that fits better to the
> dance;
>                     this arrangement is what we will be using; e-mail
> for copy if you want it, copies will also be available at event
> If All the World were Paper: Ax12 variant ('A' part only)
> ^Amoroso: this is in 4th ed of Avatar's dance book, but it's a
> different variant of we'll be using at the event
> 
> Set 5:
> Rostiboli Gioioso
> Petit Vriens
> Parson’s Farewell
> Heralds in Love
> *Korobushka