Mr. Eaglesfield's New Hornpipe ~ Sharp

Mr. Englesfield's New Hornpipe

Mr. Eaglesfield's New Hornpipe ~ Andrew Shaw Mr. Eaglesfield's New Hornpipe ~ Sharp

Mr. Eaglesfield's New Hornpipe ~ Sharp or Mr. Englesfield's New Hornpipe is an English Country Dance. It was published by Henry Playford (website) in 1696 in The Second Part of the Dancing Master, London. It was interpreted by Cecil Sharp (website) in 1922 and published in The Country Dance Book (Part 6). It is a proper Duple Minor dance. The minor set lasts 16 bars.

Playford writes:
The 1. man turn his partner half round and foot it, then hold both hands and pull her round the 2. wo. into the 2. cu. place; the 2. cu. do the same. This to the first Strain played twice.
The 1. and 2. cu. take their Partners by both hands then one slup up the other slip down, and back again, then fall back and turn S. The 2. cu. slip up the middle, and the 1. cu. down; the 1. cu. slip up the middle, and the 2. cu down; then the 1. cu. cast off into the 2. cu place, and the 2. cu. lead up.

Sharp spells this dance Englefield rather than Eaglesfield. Sharp also suggested using the music of "Cobbler's Hornpipe" for the dance.

The animation plays at 120 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance will often be slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color, however the border of each dancer indicates what role they currently play so the border color may change each time through the minor set.

A11-11s two hand turn half
2-41s honour, M1 backing pulls W1 around W2 into 2nd place proper as 2s lead up
A21-12s two hand turn half
2-42s honour, M2 backing pulls W2 around W1 into 2nd place proper as 1s lead up
B11-11s make an arch and slip down over the 2s who slip up
2-22s make an arch and slip down over the 1s who slip up
3-4Fall back and come forward turning single
B21-11s make an arch and slip down over the 2s who slip up
2-22s make an arch and slip down over the 1s who slip up
3-41s cast down as 2s lead up

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