Baltimore Glide

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Theme code Index	55 55 51 6L5L
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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Polka, Waltz/Valse/Vals
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	USA/Central"USA/Central" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AA'BAA'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:R.P. Christeson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Old Time Fiddlers Repertory vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 160
Year of publication/Date of MS	1973
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BALTIMORE GLIDE. Old-Time. USA. G Major. Standard tuning. AA (2/4 time), B (3/4 time). Apparently the Baltimore Glide is a hybrid dance tune involving both polka and waltz steps.

Source for notated version: Charles Pettis (Anselmo, Custer County, Nebraska), recorded in 1955 [Christeson].

Printed sources: R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory), vol. 1, 1973; pg. 160.

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