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Theme code Index	1555 5533
Also known as	Redower Polka (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Polka
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Richard Carlin
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Master Collection of Dance Music for Violin
Tune and/or Page number	No. 7, p. 18
Year of publication/Date of MS	1984
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Tune annotations


X:1
T:Redowa Polka, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
|:GB d2d2d2|dedc B4|GA B2GA B2|B2A2A4|
AB c2c2c2|cdcB A4|FG A2 FG A2|A2G2 G4:|
|:GB d2 g2d2|d2c2 cBc2|FA c2f2e2|e2d2 d^cd2|
GB d2g2d2|d2c2 cBc2|FA c2f2e2|ddef g4:||
|:G2Bc BcBc|A2^cd cdcd|B2G2 A2B2|c2e2 a2g2|
G2Bc BcBc|A^cd cdcd|B2G2A2B2|c2c2 c4:|]

X: 1
T:Redowa Polka, aka. JC.263
R:Polka
S:John Clare,Poet,Helpstone (1793-1864)
N:This is the well known Redowa Polka, although untitled in the MS.
N:It raises one or two points. Firstly, polkas were not introduced
N:into this country until 1848, according to V.Sylvester and
N:J.Richardson, yet a couple of tunes ago we were apparently in
N:1834. Secondly,whoever pricked it down was not at all familiar
N:with the polka rhythm, especially the time sig.
N:Either "T.Williams,1834" refers to something other than the
N:collection date,or John Clare put the MS down for a few years and
N:came back to it in a fit of sanity, or enthusiasm for the new dance
N:rhythm, or somebody else entirely was responsible for entering this
N:tune (not by any means rare in fiddlers tune books) Reference t
O:England
A:Northamptonshire
Z:vmp.P. Headford
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:G
" As Writ, see notes"\
G/B/d2dd2|dedc BB|GAB GAB|B2A2A2|!
A/B/c2cc2|cdcB AA|FGA FGA|B2G2G2:|!
|:G/B/d2d2c/B/|B2A AGA|A/c/ e2e2d/c/|cB BAB2|!
G/B/d2d2c/e/" B"|A/c/ e2e2d/f/|g3e d/c/B/A/|B2G2G2:|!
|:D2G2G/A/G/F/|E2A2A/B/A/G/|F2DE2F|G/F/G/B/e2d2|!
D2G2G/A/G/F/|E2A2A/B/A/G/|F2DE2F|G2G2G2:|

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