Yankee Doodle Dandy

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Theme code Index	1H2H1H2H 1H2H1H7
Also known as	Kitty Fisher's Jig
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Contra, Military
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AB, AAB, AABB, AABBA'A'B'B'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Rev. James Pike
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Rev. James Pike music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1730
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score (1)	Yankey Doodle

Yankee Doodle Dandy: Annotations

X:1 T:Yankey Doodle M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Rev. James Pike music copybook (1730, Somersworth, New Hampshire) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2ef|dfec|d2 ef|d2 cA|d2 ef|gfed|cABc|d2d2:| |:d2 BG|dB =c2|ABAG FG A2|d2 BG|Bd =c2|ABce|d2d2:|]

X:1 T:Yankee Doodle M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Barton - The Disappointment; or, The Force of Credulity (1767, Air IV) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (D|G) G A B|G G (F D)|G G B|G2 F(D|G) G A B|c B (AG)|F D E F |G2 G2|| |:E>=F D C|D ^F G2|D>E D C|(B,C) D2|E>=F E C|E ^F G G |D G F A |G2 Gz:|]

X:1 T:Yankee Doodle M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March S:Thomas Nixon Jr./Joseph Long copybook (c. 1776-78) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g2ab|gbaf|g2 ab|g2 fd|g2 ab|c'bag|fdef|g2g2:| |:g2 ec|eg f2|dedc|Bc d2|g2 ec|eg f2|defa|g2g2:|]

X:1 T:Yanky Doodle M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 102, p. 36) N:Lines 5 & 6 of Aird's "Yanky Doodle" together are "What a Beau Your Granny was (1)" N:AKA "Over the Moor to Betty." Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D ddef|ddec|ddef|d2c2|ddef|ddec|AABc|d2d2:| |:d2 BG|BG B2|=c2 AG|FG A2|BG =c2|AB^cA|d2d2:| |:dfeg|fdec|dfeg|f2 ed|dfeg|fdec|AABc|d2d2:| |:d2 BG|Bd=cB|ABAG|FGAB|=cdcA|Bd=cA|AB^cA|d2 d>g:| |:fdec|dBAg|fdef|B2 Ag|fdec|dBAF|A2 Bc|d2 dg:| |:FAAd|BAAG|FAAd|B2 AG|FAAd|BAAF|A2 Bc|d2d2:| |:a2 af|a2 ag|f2e2|a2 af|gfef|A2 Bc|d2d2:| |:(B/A/B/c/) Bd|(A/G/A/B/) Ad|(B/A/B/c/) Bd|BAGF|(B/A/B/c/) Bd|(A/G/A/B/) Ad|A2 Bc|d2d2:|]

X:1 T:Yankie Doodle M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 37) N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade N:of his life. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D ddef|ddec|ddef |d2c2|ddef |ddec|AABc|[F2A2d2][FAd]:| |:d2 BG|BG B2|=c2 AG|FG A2|d2 BG|BG B2|AB^cA|[F2A2d2][FAd]:|]

X:2 T:Kitty Fisher’s Jig L:1/8 M:6/8 S:Rimbault, Leisure Hour, p. 90, 1876 N:Supposedly from Walsh’s Collection of Dances for the Year 1750 K:C c2c d2e|c2c B2G|c2c d2e|c3 B2G| c2c d2e|f2e d2c|B2G A2B|c3 c3|| A2A A2G|A2B c3|G2A G2F|E3 G3| c2c d2e|f2e d2c|B2g A2B|c3c3||

X:4 T:Adzooks, old crusty, why so rusty L:1/8 M:C S:Arnold – Two to One (1784) K:E B|eefg eedB|eef(g e2) dz/B/|e(efg) agfe|dBcd e2E|| |:B|ee fg ee dB|ee fg e2 dB|ee fg ag fe|BG cd e2 ez/f2e/2| dBcd e2e2::c>d cA cd e2|B>c BA G2B2| c>d cA cd e2|c>e df e2e2|c>edf e2E:|

X:1 T:Untitled M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March N:A version of "Yankee Doodle." S:Seth Johnson – Woburn Fife Manuscript (c. 1807-40?, pp. 32-33) N:The tune is categorized as a march only due to its inclusion N:in a fifer’s ms., however the Woburn Fife Manuscript also contains N:dance tunes that may or may not have been employed as marches. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (3ABc|d>f e>f|d>fe>c|d>fe>f|d2 c>A|d>fe>f|g>fe>d| c>AB>c|d2d:||:z|d>cB>G|B>d c2|A>BA>G| F>G A2|d>cB>G|B>d c2|A>dc>e|d2 d:|]

X:1 T:Yankee Doodle with Variations M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thomas F. Briggs - "Briggs' Banjo Instructor" (1855,p. 30) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G P:Young America GG/d/ A/d/B/d/|G/d/B/d/ A/d/F/d/|GG/d/ A/d/B/d/ |G/>B/ (3d/B/d/ A/F/ D/d/| GG/d/ A/d/B/d/ |c/d/B/d/ A/d/G/d/|F/d/D/d/ E/d/F/d/|G2 Gz:| |:d/d/ d/d/ B/d/ G/d/|B/d/ d/d/ cz|A/d/B/d/ A/d/ G/d/|FA z2| d/d/ d/d/ B/d/ G/d/|B/d/ d/d/ cz|F/d/ D/d/ E/d/ F/d/|G2 G z:| P:Var. Old America [G,DGB]G, A,B,|[G,DGB]B, A,2|[G,DGB]G AB|GG, D2|[G,DGB]G, A,B,|CB, A,B,|Dd F/d/ D/d/|G2 G,z:| |:EG, E/G,/D/G,/|E/G,/F G2|D/d/ D/d/ D/d/ C/d/ |B,/d/D z| EG, E/G,/E/G,/ |E/G,/F G2|D/d/ G/d/ F/d/ A/d/ |G2 G, :| P:Finale (3G/d/B/ (3G/B/d/ (3A/F/A/ (3d/c/A/|(3G/d/B/ (3G/B/d/ (3F/A/d/ (3D/A/d/|(3G/d/B/ (3G/B/d/ (3A/F/A/ (3d/c/A/| (3G/d/B/ (3G/B/d/ (3F/A/d/ (3D/A/d/|(3G/d/B/ (3G/B/d/ (3A/F/A/ (3G/B/d/|(3c/d/c/ (3d/B/d/ (3A/d/A/ (3d/G/d/| (3F/A/d/ D (3F/A/d/ D|(3G/d/B/ (3G/D/d/ (3G,/d/B/ (3G/D/d/|(3F/d/A/ (3F/A/d/ (3D/F/d/ (3F/A/d/|[GB]z [DFAd]z |[G,DGB]z!fine!||

X:5 T:Yankee Doodle M:2/4 L:1/8 S:William Sydney Mount manuscripts. N:The tune appears on a page with a handwritten playing guide for the fife or tin N:whistle, addressed to John B. Mount and dated March 26th, 1861. At the bottom of the N:page he says: “For musical instructions, ask your Father, or , look at his instruction N:book, about time & the characters of the notes & the proportion they bear to each N:other. ‘Howe’s Violin Instructor’ will teach you. If you will apply yourself. I hope you N:will. WSM.” Elias Howe, of Boston, published several instructors and tutors in the N:mid-19th century, as well as a massive collection of tunes called Musician’s Omnibus. N:The ‘A’ part is the part that is now familiar to modern ears, however, the ‘B’ part N:appears to be in a transitional phase from 18th century versions, such as that printed by N:Aird (1782) and the one familiar to us today. Modern versions have dropped the ‘c’ N:natural note, a modal feature, and remain in the major key. Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D d2 ef | dfec | d2 ef | d2 cA | d2 ef | gfed | cABc | d2d2 :| |: d2 BG | Bd =c2 | ABAG | FG A2 | d2 BG Bd =c2 | Adce | d2d2 :|]

Yankee Doodle Dandy: Annotations