Annotation:Circassian Circle
X:1 T:Circassian Circle M:C L:1/8 B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1854, p. 135) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion N:The initial pick up bar has been corrected (dc instead of d/c/) K:Bb dc|BFdc B2d2|BFdc B2d2|cFed c2e2|cFed c2e2| BFdc B2d2|BFdc B2d2|cdec AFGA|B2d2B2:| |:z2|Bdfe d2f2|dBdf bfdB|cFed c2e2|cdcB Ac f2| dBfe d2f2|dBdf bfdB|ABcB AFGA|B2d2B2:|]
CIRCASSIAN CIRCLE, THE. English, Scottish, Canadian; Hornpipe, Reel or Country Dance. G Major (Kennedy, Lees, Raven): D Major (Howe, Jarman): A Major (Kerr, Martin, <milne, sweet):="" b="" flat="" major="" (manson).="" standard="" tuning="" (fiddle).="" aabb.="" jarman's="" version="" is="" somewhat="" different.="" the="" circassian="" circle="" a="" country="" dance,="" which="" lake="" district="" musician="" william="" irwin="" directs="" be="" played="" as="" 'hornpipe'="" in="" his="" c.="" 1850="" music="" manuscript="" copybook.="" it="" was,="" for="" example,="" recorded="" having="" been="" and="" danced="" carmichael="" of="" lanarkshire,="" scotland,="" around="" turn="" 20th="" century="" (1900)="" where="" was="" always="" first="" dance="" evening.="" vehicle="" usually="" namesake="" melody="" followed="" by="" additional="" tunes="" at="" same="" tempo,="" capped="" return="" to="" original="" "circassian="" circle"="" melody.="" canadians="" have="" frequently="" employed="" tune="" "<a="" href="Bastringue%20(La)" data-mce-href="Bastringue%20(La)" title="Bastringue (La)" data-mw-type="internal_link" class="link internal mw-internal-link mceNonEditable mceNonEditableOverlay mwspan" data-mw-wikitext="%5B%5BBastringue%20(La)%5D%5D" contenteditable="false"></milne,>