Annotation:Cornwallis's Surrender
X:1 T:Cornwallis' Surrender N:From the playing of fiddler Absie Morrison (1876-1964, Landis, N:Searcy County, Arkansas), recorded in the field in 1959 by John N:Quncy Wolf (Lyon College). N:The first part is "Dance All Night (with a Bottle)" M:C| L:1/8 R:Ree D:http://web.lyon.edu/wolfcollection/songs/morrisoncornwallis(fiddle)1249.mp3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G (3ABc|d2 de d2 dc|B2 [GB][GB][G2B2]AB|c2B2 [D2A2] Ac|B[G2B2][GB] [G3B3][DB]-| [D3d3]e d2 dB|B2 [GB][GB][G2B2]AB|c2B2 [D2A2] Ac|[M:3/4]B[G2B2][GB] [G2B2]|| [M:3/2](efg)a g2 ef gage|[M:C|]dcBA G4 |[M:3/2](efg)a g2 ef gage|[M:C|]dcBA (G2 .[G2B2])||
CORNWALLIS'S SURRENDER. American, Reel (cut time). 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.
