Annotation:Old-Fashioned Schottische

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OLD-FASHIONED SCHOTTISCHE. American, Schottische. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). According to Ira Ford, "'Old-Fashioned Schottische' was a popular dance number for many years following the Civil War. It is made up from parts of the music of the above-mentioned song ("Captain with his Whiskers") and of "Sweet Marie"" (Ford, 1940). <blockquote As they marched down this way to the foot of the street,
The band began to play and the music so sweet.
My heart it was enlisted and I could not get it free,
For the Captain with his whiskers took a sly glance at me.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 162 (Ford also prints the words to "Sweet Marie" on p. 379).

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