Annotation:General Bricket's March
X:1 T:General Bricket’s March M:C L:1/8 R:March B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 603) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A2|d2 d>d defe|d2d>d d2e2|f2 f>f fgag|[d2f2][df]>[df] [d2][df][fa]| b2 b>b b2 a^g|a2 a<a a2a2|b2 g>b a2e2|d2d>d d2:| |:fg|a2 a>a a2 ba|b2 b>b b2 ag|f>ga>a a2g2|[d2f2][df]>[df] [B2f2]A2| d2 [df]>[df][c2e2]g>g|[d2f2]a>a g2 b>b|abag f2e2|d2 d>d d2:|]
GENERAL BRICKET'S MARCH. American, March (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. During the American War of Independence theMassachusetts Militia werecommanded by Brigadier-General James Bricket (1738-1818), a graduate of Harvard and a medical doctor. Bricket served as a surgeon's mate in the Royal Americans during the French and Indian Wars and was at the Battle of Ticonderoga. He and his militia marched to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and he led the militia forces of Massachusetts in the invasion of Canada. Later he saw action at the Battle of Saratoga and was in charge of the British prisoners, returning them to Boston for repatriation to Great Britain. Subsequently, he returned to his medical practice in Haverhill, and served in local political positions.
