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'''CHANT RUSSE.''' AKA - "[[Chantrusse (The)]]." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in a few printed collections: Edward Riley's '''Flute Melodies''', vol. 1 (New York, 1814, p. 100), Thomas Ball's '''Gentleman's Amusement, Book 2''' (Norfolk, c. 1815, p. 12), and Wilson's '''Companion to the Ball Room''' (London, 1816, p. 84). "Chant Russe" apparently was a name for the country dance known as "Seann Truibhas Willichan," printed by Wilson and others under the "Chant Russe" title, a phonetic translation of the Scots Gaelic title. | '''CHANT RUSSE.''' AKA - "[[Chantrusse (The)]]." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in a few printed collections: Edward Riley's '''Flute Melodies''', vol. 1 (New York, 1814, p. 100), Thomas Ball's '''Gentleman's Amusement, Book 2''' (Norfolk, c. 1815, p. 12), and Wilson's '''Companion to the Ball Room''' (London, 1816, p. 84). "Chant Russe" apparently was a name for the country dance known as "Seann Truibhas Willichan," printed by Wilson and others under the "Chant Russe" title, a phonetic translation of the Scots Gaelic title. The name is given as "The Chantrusse" in piper William Mackie's manuscript collection. | ||
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Revision as of 16:40, 23 June 2011
Tune properties and standard notation
CHANT RUSSE. AKA - "Chantrusse (The)." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in a few printed collections: Edward Riley's Flute Melodies, vol. 1 (New York, 1814, p. 100), Thomas Ball's Gentleman's Amusement, Book 2 (Norfolk, c. 1815, p. 12), and Wilson's Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 84). "Chant Russe" apparently was a name for the country dance known as "Seann Truibhas Willichan," printed by Wilson and others under the "Chant Russe" title, a phonetic translation of the Scots Gaelic title. The name is given as "The Chantrusse" in piper William Mackie's manuscript collection.
Source for notated version: William Mackie music manuscript collection, Aberdeen, early 19th century. Mackie was a Highland bagpiper and Scots small-piper, although his manuscript also includes sections that appear to be for flute and/or fiddle.
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