Bachelor's Reel

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Theme code Index	51H54 4543
Also known as	Reel Boule de Neige, Snowballs, Snowball Reel
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada
Genre/Style	Québécios/Acadian"Québécios/Acadian" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property.
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	CANADA(Québec)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Richard Carlin
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Master Collection of Dance Music for the Violin
Tune and/or Page number	p. 44, No. 61
Year of publication/Date of MS	1984
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<abc float="left"> X:1 T:Bachelor's Reel T:Reel Boule de Neige M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G dB gB|dc c/B/A/B/|cA dA|cB BA/B/|dB gB| fe e/d/e/f/|ed af|1 gb g/d/B/c/:|2 gb g2z2|| K:D A/B/A/G/ FD|f/e/f/g/ fd|e/f/e/d/ ce| L:1/8 M:3/4 a/^g/a/b/ ag fd| L:1/8 M:2/4 A/B/A/G/ FD|f/e/f/g/ fd|ce ac|ed d2|| </abc>

BACHELOR'S REEL. AKA and see "Reel boule de neige." French Canadian, Reel. D Major ('A' part), G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. From the playing of Joseph Allard (1873-1947), who recorded it in 1932 on 78 RPM. The second part given here is sometimes played as the 'A' part.

Printed source: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; p. 44, No. 61.

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