Annotation:Chant Russe
Tune properties and standard notation
CHANT RUSSE. AKA - "Chantrusse (The)." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in a few printed collections:
Source for notated version: William Mackie music manuscript collection, Aberdeen, early 19th century. Mackie was a Highland bagpiper and Scots small-piper, although his manuscript also includes sections that appear to be for flute and/or fiddle.
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: