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'''MOLDAVIAN SCHOTTISCHE.''' English, Schottische (2/2 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The liner notes of Brass Monkey's "Head of Steam indicated the tune was composed by Charles Louis Napoleon d'Albert (1809-), but it appears that it was French conductor and composer of light music, Louis Antoine Jullien [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Antoine_Jullien] (1812-1860) who actually composed the schottische in 1855, one of his more popular works. Variants of the melody were absorbed into British tradition: see also "[[Old Polka (The)]]" and "[[George Parkin's Schottische]]" | '''MOLDAVIAN SCHOTTISCHE.''' English, Schottische (2/2 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The liner notes of Brass Monkey's "Head of Steam indicated the tune was composed by Charles Louis Napoleon d'Albert (1809-), but it appears that it was French conductor and composer of light music, Louis Antoine Jullien [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Antoine_Jullien] (1812-1860) who actually composed the schottische in 1855, one of his more popular works. Variants of the melody were absorbed into British tradition: see also "[[Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel]]," "[[Dennis Crowther's No. 3]]," "[[Jimmy o' the Bu's Polka]]," "[[Old Polka (The)]]" and "[[George Parkin's Schottische]]" | ||
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MOLDAVIAN SCHOTTISCHE. English, Schottische (2/2 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The liner notes of Brass Monkey's "Head of Steam indicated the tune was composed by Charles Louis Napoleon d'Albert (1809-), but it appears that it was French conductor and composer of light music, Louis Antoine Jullien [1] (1812-1860) who actually composed the schottische in 1855, one of his more popular works. Variants of the melody were absorbed into British tradition: see also "Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel," "Dennis Crowther's No. 3," "Jimmy o' the Bu's Polka," "Old Polka (The)" and "George Parkin's Schottische"
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Recorded sources: Topic TSCD575, Brass Monkey - "Head of Steam" (2009).