Bachelor's Reel

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Theme code Index	51H 54 45 43
Also known as	Reel boule de neige, Snowballs, Snowball Reel
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada
Genre/Style	Québécios/Acadian"Québécios/Acadian" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property.
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	Canada/Québec"Canada/Québec" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Richard Carlin
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Master Collection of Dance Music for the Violin
Tune and/or Page number	p. 44, No. 61
Year of publication/Date of MS	1984
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<abc float="left"> X:1 T:Bachelor's Reel T:Reel Boule de Neige M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G dB gB|dc c/B/A/B/|cA dA|cB BA/B/|dB gB| fe e/d/e/f/|ed af|1 gb g/d/B/c/:|2 gb g2z2|| K:D A/B/A/G/ FD|f/e/f/g/ fd|e/f/e/d/ ce| L:1/8 M:3/4 a/^g/a/b/ ag fd| L:1/8 M:2/4 A/B/A/G/ FD|f/e/f/g/ fd|ce ac|ed d2|| </abc>

BACHELOR'S REEL. AKA and see "Reel boule de neige." French Canadian, Reel. D Major ('A' part), G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. From the playing of Joseph Allard (1873-1947), who recorded it in 1932 on 78 RPM. The second part given here is sometimes played as the 'A' part.

Printed source: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; pg. 44, No. 61.

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