Annotation:Kitchener's Army (1)
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KITCHENER'S ARMY [1]. AKA and see "George the Fifth's Army," "George's Army March," "King George V's Army." Scottish, March (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. "Kitchener's Army [1]" is a pipe march composed by Pipe Major George S. MacLennan (or McLennan, 1883-1929), in honor of the forces of Lord Kitchener, commander of the British Army during World War 1. MacLennan himself served in the conflict with the Gordon Highlanders. MacLennan's title for the tune, however, was "King George V's Army." MacLennan did compose a tune with the title "Kitchener's Army (2)," but it is in 6/8 time. The march became known as "Kitchener's Army [1]" when it was adapted for the fiddle by Cape Breton musicians. Paul Stewart Cranford notes that Cape Breton fiddlers often play the tune ABDC.
