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MINNIE MOORE. AKA and see "Village Quickstep (The)," "Pennsylvania Quickstep (1) (The)," "Bartlett's Two-Step." American, March (2/4 time, although it could be written in 6/8). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. A note in Matteson's fife volume says the tune was composed by Dr. John C. Bartlett in 1843, and that it was popular during the Civil War era. Bayard (1981) states it was still a popular march with southwestern Pa. martial bands.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 42.

Recorded sources:

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