Dances in Cracking Chestnuts (David Smukler and David Millstone, 2008)

Table of Contents

B

The Boston March		Traditional (date unknown) Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
British Sorrow		Saltator 1807 Ralph Page ~1950 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

C

Careless Sally Calais Sally Traditional 1808 Ralph Page 1969 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Careless Sally Traditional 1808 Ralph Page 1969 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Careless Sally ~ Calais Traditional 1808 Ralph Page 1969 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor
Chorus Jig (duple)		Saltator 1802 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Chorus Jig (triple)		Saltator 1802 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Christmas Hornpipe		Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

D

Dandies' Hornpipe Dandies' Hornpipe ~ Duple Traditional ~1820 Ralph Page 1968 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Dandies' Hornpipe ~ Triple Traditional ~1820 Ralph Page 1968 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor
Devil's Dream		Saltator 1802 Ralph Page 1967 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
The Doubtful Shepherd ~ Contra		Thompson 1780 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

E

Elegance and Simplicity

Ladies and Gentlemen's Companion 1803 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts

Triple Minor

F

The Fisher's Hornpipe ~ Chestnut, Duple		John Griffiths 1788 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
French Four		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

G

Genet's Recall Genet's Recall ~ Duple Traditional 1799 Ralph Page ~1965 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Genet's Recall ~ Triple Traditional 1799 Ralph Page ~1965 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor

H

Hull's Victory Hull's Victory ~ (Swing) Essex Manuscript ~1830 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Hull's Victory ~ (Symmetric) Essex Manuscript ~1830 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor

Huntsmen's Chorus Huntsmen's Chorus ~ Improper Elias Howe 1862 David Kaynor Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Huntsmen's Chorus ~ Proper Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor

J

Jamie Allen Jamie Allen ~ Improper Elias Howe 1862 David Kaynor Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Jamie Allen ~ Proper Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor

Jimmy Allen Jimmy Allen ~ Improper Elias Howe 1862 David Kaynor Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Jimmy Allen ~ Proper Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor

L

Lady of the Lake		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Lady Walpole's Reel		Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Lamplighter's Hornpipe Lamplighter's Hornpipe ~ Duple Elias Howe 1858 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Lamplighter's Hornpipe ~ Triple Elias Howe 1858 Holden et al 1956 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor

M

Market Lass		Anonymous 1792 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Megunticook Reel		H. G. O. Washburn 1863 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Money Musk Money Musk ~ Contra 24bars Werner/Preston 1785 Traditional Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Money Musk ~ Contra 32bars Werner/Preston 1785 Thomas Hillgrove 1857 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor
My Heart's Desire		Traditional (date unknown) Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

N

New Century Hornpipe

Saltator 1802 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts

Duple Minor

O

Old Zip Coon

Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts

Triple Minor

P

Petronella Petronella ~ Contra Nathaniel Gow 1820 David Smukler 2005 Cracking Chestnuts Colin Hume Duple Minor Petronella ~ Contra Variants Nathaniel Gow 1820 David Smukler 2005 Cracking Chestnuts Colin Hume Duple Minor
Portland Fancy ~ 32bar		Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Four Face Four

Q

Queen Victoria

Traditional ~1870 Ralph Page ~1950 Cracking Chestnuts

Duple Minor

R

Rory O'More ~ Contra

Elias Howe 1858 Cracking Chestnuts

Duple Minor

S

Sackett's Harbor		Elias Howe 1858 Ralph Page ~1984 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Soldier's Joy ~ Chestnuts		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Speed the Cable		Elias Howe 1858 Ralph Page ~1984 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Speed the Plough ~ Chestnuts		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

T

The Tempest

Traditional ~1882 Cracking Chestnuts

Tempest

W

Washington Quickstep		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Ways of the World		Vermont Manuscript ~1795 Ralph Page Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

Y

The Young Widow ~ Smukler

John Griffiths 1788 David Smukler 2005 Cracking Chestnuts

At The Ball Bare Necessities

Triple Minor

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