British March (1)

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Theme code Index	1H5 52H 1H5 52H
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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn)
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Drew Beisswenger & Gordon McCann
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ozarks Fiddle Music
Tune and/or Page number	p. 102
Year of publication/Date of MS	2008
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BRITISH MARCH. Old-Time, March (6/8 time). USA, Arkansas. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Source Absie Morrison maintained that this march was played by a British army band while they were stacking their arms at Cornwallis's surrender at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 (see also "The World Turned Upside Down" for another such tale). The origins of the music remain obscure.

Source for notated version: Absie Morrison (1876-1964, Searcy County, Arkansas) [Beissenger & McCann].

Printed source: Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Tunes), 2008; p. 102.

Sound Recording: ((([1]))) Absie Morrison (Arkansas).