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"Canada/Québec" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
 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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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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