A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Perigourdine
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PERIGOURDINE, or PERIJOURDINE, a country dance which takes its name from Perigord, where it is chiefly danced. It is sometimes accompanied by singing. The following example is from the Essai sur la Musique (Paris, 1780), of De la Borde and Roussier.
![{ \time 6/8 \key g \major \tempo "Gai" \partial 4. \relative g' { \repeat volta 2 { g4 a8 | b4 d8 c b a | g4 d8 g4 a8 | b c d c b a | g4. } \repeat volta 2 { g8 fis g | e4. a | g4 d8 g fis g | e4. a | b } } }](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/o/8/o8p68cnns57fgoh4gy11fi9tm8hp79a/o8p68cnn.png)
[ W. B. S. ]