Annotation:General Swift's Polacca
X:1 T:General Swift's Polacca M:3/4 L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley Flute Melodies vol. 2” (New York, 1817, No. 4, p. 1) F: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n117/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G(D/G/) B(G/B/) dd|d(c/B/) (B2A)z|D/E/F/G/ (A/B/)(c/A/) (c/B/).A/.G/|(F/G/).A/.F/ {F}G2 z2:| |:(B/G/)(A/F/) (G/B/)(A/c/) (B/d/)(c/e/)|dd d>Tc B2 |(B/G/)(A/F/) (G/B/)(A/c/) (B/d/)(c/e/)|d/B/G/g/ f/d/a/c/ {c}B2| B>d (^c/d/)(e/c/) .d/(b/a/g/)|(f/e/).d/^c/ {c}d2z2|(d/>e/f/4) gdBG|(A>B/c/4) (A>B/c/4) F2|d2 (g/f/).e/.d/ (c/B/).A/.G/| F/d/A/F/ D/d/A/F/ D2|G(D/G/) B(G/B/) dd|d(c/B/) (B2A) z|D/E/F/G/ (A/B/)(c/A/) (c/B/).A/.G/|(F/G/)(A/F/) {F}G2z||
GENERAL SWIFT'S POLACCA. American, Polonaise (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Polacca is Italian for the Polish dance polonaise, which is also similar to the Swedish polska. It is also known as 'the walking dance', and goes at a stately, moderate pace.
