X: 1
T:Papa Stour Sword Dance
M:2/2
C:based on Jim Morrison's tape
S:George Petersen
N:transcribed by Paul Friedman at Pinewoods, 1978 July
A:Papa Stour
O:English
R:N/A
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%P:(A)(B)$^9$(C)$^{20}$(A)
P:(A)(B)9(C)20(A)
L:1/8
K:D
W:Musician and dancers walk on and walk off to part A
Q:C2=128
P:A
% On the tape this A is played through once. Jim Morrison
% has embellished the tune so that it sounds good when played several times.
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|: fg | a2 gf gf ed | fe de f2 fg | a2 gf gf ed |
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B4 B2 dB | AB de f2 ed | ef ed B2 dB | AB de f2 ed |
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B4 B2 dB | AB de f2 ed | ef ed B2 dB | AB de f2 ed |1 \
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B2 A2 A2 :|2 B2 d2 d2 ||
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W:Musician and each of the seven is introduced and dances to part B. Dancers represent Saints:
W:George (England), James (Spain), Denis (France), David (Wales), Patrick (Ireland), Anthony (Italy), Andrew (Scotland)
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:C2=180
P:B
d2 f2 |\
f2 fd e2 e2 | a2 ac e2 e2 | f2 fd e2 ec | d8 | d4 ||
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W:Part C is played as needed to complete all the figures
M:3/2
Q:C2=230
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P:C
% On the tape the music plays 5 times through before the call of "loose"
% on the first tunnel, 7 more times through before the drop sword tunnel
% begins, 3 more times before the call of "loose" for the drop sword tunnel,
% and 5 more times before the lock is thrown to the ground.
dddd f2 a2 g2 e2 | dddd f2 a2 g2 e2 | dddd f2 a2 g2 e2 |
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eAAA eAAA f2 e2 | eAAA eAAA f2 e2 | eAAA eAAA f2 e2 |
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dAAA FAAA B2 B2 | dAAA GEEE D2 A2 |
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dAAA FAAA B2 B2 | dAAA GEEE D2 D2 ||
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W:Alternate measure 1,2,3 with bowed shivers - triplets
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dddd f2 a2 ge e/2e/2e || | dd d/2d/2d f2 a2 g2 e2 |
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W:Alternative measure 4,5,6
eA A/2A/2A eA A/2A/2A f2 e2 |
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W:Alternative measure 7,8 and 9,10
dA A/2A/2A FA A/2A/2A B2 B2 | dA A/2A/2A GE E/2E/2E D2 A2 |