Annotation:Heel and Toe Polka (5)

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HEEL AND TOE POLKA [5]. English, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. This was originally the "Turkish March" from Beethoven's "The Ruins of Athens" Opus 113, a set of incidental music written in 1811 to accompany the play of that name by August von Kotzebue. It was re-published as the popular "Turkish Polka."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Vivian Williams, "The Peter Beemer Manuscript" (2008)

Recorded sources: Topic TSCD607, Walter & Daisy Bulwer - "English Country Music" (2000. Originally recorded 1966).

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