Gambols
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Genre | English country dance |
| Formation | Four couples longways |
| Difficulty | challenging |
| Tempo | brisk |
| Character | lively |
| Key | A major |
| Choreography | |
| Choreographer | Jenna Simpson |
| Year | 2011/2014 |
| Published in | Under the Influence |
| Music | |
| Title | The Shepherd and Shepherdess |
| Year | 1799 |
| Published in | Thompson's twenty-four country dances for the year 1799 |
Gambols is an English country dance created by Jenna Simpson for four couples.
Tune
The dance is set to a tune published as "The Shepherd and Shepherdess" in a 1799 collection by Thompson, a publisher based in St Paul's Churchyard.[1][2][3] An earlier collection published by John Johnson, a publisher located on Cheapside and facing Bow Church, includes the same tune under the same name.[1][4][5]
Dance
Jenna Simpson originally devised the dance in 2011, revised it in 2014, and published it in a collection of dances titled Under the Influence in 2017.[1][6][7] The dance is composed for four couples longways.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hume, Colin (n.d.) [last updated 17 January 2025]. "Gambols". 4-Couple Dances. Instructions & Music. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025.
- ^ "The Shepherd and the Shepherdess". Thompson's twenty-four country dances for the year 1799. With figures to each as they are performed at court, Bath & all publick assemblys. London: Thompson. 1799. p. 34. OCLC 1323170155.
- ^ Kidson, Frank (1900). "Johnson, John". British music publishers, printers and engravers: London, Provincial, Scottish, and Irish. From Queen Elizabeth's reign to George the Fourth's, with select bibliographical lists of musical works printed and published within that period. London: W. E. Hill & Sons. pp. 66–68. OCLC 5189429. Retrieved 6 March 2025 – via the Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Shepherd and the Shepherdess". Two hundred favourite country dances: perform'd at court, Bath, Tunbridge, Scarborough, & most public places, with directions for dancing; each tune set for the violin & German flute. Vol. 8. London: Printed for John Johnson. c. 1750. VWMLDanceTuneIndex/DT72481. Archived from the original on 1 March 2025 – via EFDSS.
- ^ Kidson, Frank (1900). "Thompson, Peter, and his Successors". British music publishers, printers and engravers: London, Provincial, Scottish, and Irish. From Queen Elizabeth's reign to George the Fourth's, with select bibliographical lists of musical works printed and published within that period. London: W. E. Hill & Sons. pp. 125–130. OCLC 5189429. Retrieved 6 March 2025 – via the Internet Archive.
- ^ Williams, George (2024). "Gambols". Country Dances: Ancient & Modern. Archived from the original on 7 March 2025.
- ^ Simpson, Jenna (2017). "Gambols". Under the Influence: A Book of Dances by Jenna Simpson. Music notated and chorded by Dave Wiesler. OCLC 1119724602.
External links
- "Gambols" at www.cambridgefolk.org.uk
- "Gambols (4-couple English Country Dance)" on YouTube