Cornwallis's Surrender

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Theme code Index	5555 3335
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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (6/4 time)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn)
Structure	AABB
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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CORNWALLIS'S SURRENDER. Old-Time Breakdown. USA, Arkansas. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Irregular in the two-measure 2nd strain. Drew Beisswenger (2008) points out similarties to "Dance All Night/Give the Fiddler a Dram (1)." Source Morrison liked tunes with historical connotations (see his "British March" which he also associated with the surrender at Yorktown), although the origins of this tune are obscure.

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

Printed source: Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks Fiddle Music), 2008; p. 102.

Recorded version: (((♫))) [1] "Cornwallis's Surrender" Absie Morrison (1876-1964)