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X:1 T:Fort Erie M:6/8 L:1/8 N:”Johnson’s Jig Cotillion," fifth figure. Q:"Vivace" B:Francis Johnson – “A Collection of New Cotillions” (Phila., 1818, No. 10) B:https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/1/11/IMSLP72855-PMLP145993-johnson_cotillons_sets_1-2.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F c|f2a g2c'|bag f2c|def gbg|fed cde| f2a g2c'|bag f2 c|dbg {f}ede|[Af][Af][ca] [A2f2]|| c|[F2A2][Ac][F2A2][Ac]|Bdg gBA|G2BG2B|Acf fcA| dBf cAf|def dc=B|1[EGc][EGc][EGc] [E2G2c2]|2cdc BAG!D.C.!||

FORT ERIE. American, Jig (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABA. "Fort Erie" is the fifth figure in Philadelphia, Pa., composer, keyed bugle player, and violinist wikipedia:Francis_Johnson_(composer)'s (1792-1844) "Johnson's Jig Cotillion", a seven-figure set of cotillions published in Philadelphia in 1818 by George Willig. Johnson led a fashionable all-Black orchestra that toured the United States and Europe, and he directed military bands and society dance orchestras, taught music, and performed on the violin and keyed bugle.

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Printed sources : - Francis Johnson (A Collection of New Cotillions), Philadelphia, 1818; No. 10.

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