Punch Alive

Another in the "Kidson" series--melodies from Frank Kidson's Old English Country Dances (1890). A curiously heterogeneous tune with a strong ^3-^2-^1 frame in the first phrase, the Romanesca bass in the second (^8-^5-^6-^3), and a simple rising scale in the third. It was published in Playford's edition of 1728, but did not appear in earlier editions. The scale and final cadence suggest an 18th century origin, as an improvising second player would very likely get into trouble playing against the sudden leap to D5 but voice leading through ^7 to ^8.