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'''DESTRUCTION OF THE BASTILE.''' Scottish, March (2/4 time). G major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCAABB. The Bastille | '''DESTRUCTION OF THE BASTILE.''' Scottish, March (2/4 time). G major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCAABB. The Bastille [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille] was the hated state prison used by the Kings of France that was stormed by an aroused populace in July, 1789. It's capture and eventual destruction became a potent symbol of the French Revolution. | ||
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DESTRUCTION OF THE BASTILE. Scottish, March (2/4 time). G major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCAABB. The Bastille [1] was the hated state prison used by the Kings of France that was stormed by an aroused populace in July, 1789. It's capture and eventual destruction became a potent symbol of the French Revolution.
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Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4), 1796; No. 115, p. 45.
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