X:1
T:Circassian Rondo
C:Matthias von Holst
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 3” (1820, No. 14, p. 4)
F:
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab7b93e0-f959-0139-46b9-0242ac110002#/?uuid=27b1bc60-2ae4-013a-20b2-0242ac110003
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d/f/|a(a/f/) a(a/f/)|(a/d'/).a'/.f/ d(d/f/)|e2(e/a/) c(c/e/)|.d/(A/B/c/ d/e/f/g/)|
a(a/f/) a(a/f/)|(a/d'/).a'/.f/ d(d/f/)|e2(e/a/) c(c/e/)|e2 (e/a/) c(c/e/)|d2 z||
f|.e(e/f/ g).e|.f(f/g/ .a).f|.g.g .e.e|f/e/d/c/ d/e/f/d/|
e(e/f/) .g.e|f(f/g/) .a.f|e(f/a/) gf|e2z!D.C.!||
CIRCASSIAN RONDO. English, Country Dance (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABA. "Circassian Rondo" was composed and arranged by Matthias von Holst (1767-1854) and first published in 1811. Matthias was the famous classical composer Gustav Holst’s great-grandfather. He lived in London, where he published compositions, including a collection of Scottish airs.
