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CANTEEN CALL, THE. AKA and see "French Taptoo," "Old Drummer's Delight." English, Air. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. biography:Elias Howe (c. 1867) categorizes the tune among the 'songs' section. It is probably derived from the Bourree in George Frideric Handel's Water Music Suite 2, composed in 1717. It was printed by James Aird in 1785 as "French Taptoo." Howe also gives "Old Drummer's Delight" as an alternate title.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 45. Howe (Musician's Omnibus, No. 1), 1864; p. 158.

Recorded sources: -

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-'''CANTEEN CALL, THE'''. AKA and see "[[French Taptoo]]," "[[Old Drummer's Delight]]." English, Air. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. [[biography:Elias Howe]] (c. 1867) categorizes the tune among the 'songs' section. However, it appears to be a martial tune, perhaps borrowed from the French, printed by James Aird in 1785 as "[[French Taptoo]]." Howe also gives "[[Old Drummer's Delight]]" as an alternate title.
+'''CANTEEN CALL, THE'''. AKA and see "[[French Taptoo]]," "[[Old Drummer's Delight]]." English, Air. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. [[biography:Elias Howe]] (c. 1867) categorizes the tune among the 'songs' section. It is probably derived from the Bourree in George Frideric Handel's Water Music Suite 2, composed in 1717. It was printed by James Aird in 1785 as "[[French Taptoo]]." Howe also gives "[[Old Drummer's Delight]]" as an alternate title.
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