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Theme code Index	3323 11H61H
Also known as	Old Folks at Home (The), Swanee River, American Quadrille Figure 2
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Stephen Foster
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Minstrel, Stage
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Quadrille/Kadrilj, Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB, AABA
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James S. Kerr
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Merry Melodies vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	No. 404, p. 45
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1880's
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Old Folks (2): Annotations

X:1
T:Old Folks [2]
T:Swanee River
M:C
L:1/8
R:"Sand Jig"
B:Kerr - Merry Melodies vol. 2 (No. 404, p. 45)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G4 A>GB>A|G2g2 (eg3)|d4 (B2G2)|Adfe dcBA|
B2B2 A>GB>A|G>Bd>g e2g2|d2 B>G A>GB>A|G2 [B2g2][B4g4]:|
|:f3g a2f2|d>cd>e d2g2|g2e2c2e2|d>fa>g (3fed (3cBA|
B2B2 A>GB>A|G>Bd>g e2g2|d2 B>G A>GB>A|G2 [B2g2][B4g4]:|]

X:1
T:Old Folks at Home
T:American Quadrille Figure 2
C: 
Z:V.T. Williams
N:From the J.E. Sedlak manuscript, Portland, Oregon 1863. It also appears 
N:in the Uniontown violin manuscripts, Uniontown, Washington, 1892, and 
N:the Aurora colony 1880 manuscript.
N:Quadrille sets made up of popular songs were very common in the 19th century. The 
N:American Quadrille was originally published by famous bandleader Jullien in 1853.
M:2/4
K:D
f4edfe|d2d'2 bd'3|a4f2d2|e4z4|f4edfe|d2d'2 bd'3|a2fd e3e|d4z4!fine!y||
F4EDFE|D2d2 Bd3|A4F2D2|E4z4|F4EDFE|D2d2 Bd3|A2FD E3E|D4d4||
c3d e2A2|A3B A2d2|d2B2 G2B2|A6z2|F4EDFE|D2d2 Bd3|A2FD E3E|D6z2!D.C.!y|]

Old Folks (2): Annotations

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-|f_aka=Old Folks at Home (The), Swanee River
+|f_aka=Old Folks at Home (The), Swanee River, American Quadrille Figure 2
 |f_composer=Stephen Foster
 |f_country=United States
 |f_genre=Minstrel, Stage
-|f_rhythm=Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander
+|f_rhythm=Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Quadrille/Kadrilj, Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander
 |f_time_signature=4/4
 |f_key=G
 |f_accidental=1 sharp
 |f_mode=Ionian (Major)
-|f_structure=AABB
+|f_structure=AABB, AABA
 |f_book_title=Merry Melodies vol. 2
 |f_collector=James S. Kerr
@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 |:f3g a2f2|d>cd>e d2g2|g2e2c2e2|d>fa>g (3fed (3cBA|
 B2B2 A>GB>A|G>Bd>g e2g2|d2 B>G A>GB>A|G2 [B2g2][B4g4]:|]
+</pre>
+<pre>
+X:1
+T:Old Folks at Home
+T:American Quadrille Figure 2
+C:
+Z:V.T. Williams
+N:From the J.E. Sedlak manuscript, Portland, Oregon 1863. It also appears
+N:in the Uniontown violin manuscripts, Uniontown, Washington, 1892, and
+N:the Aurora colony 1880 manuscript.
+N:Quadrille sets made up of popular songs were very common in the 19th century. The
+N:American Quadrille was originally published by famous bandleader Jullien in 1853.
+M:2/4
+K:D
+f4edfe|d2d'2 bd'3|a4f2d2|e4z4|f4edfe|d2d'2 bd'3|a2fd e3e|d4z4!fine!y||
+F4EDFE|D2d2 Bd3|A4F2D2|E4z4|F4EDFE|D2d2 Bd3|A2FD E3E|D4d4||
+c3d e2A2|A3B A2d2|d2B2 G2B2|A6z2|F4EDFE|D2d2 Bd3|A2FD E3E|D6z2!D.C.!y|]
 </pre>
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