X:43
T:Julien's La Polka. WI.043
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
B:Wm Irwin, Folio MS, c1850. AGG's Transcription
R:.Polka
O:England
A:Lake District
N:Louis Antoine Jullien 1812-60, composer of dance music, conductor and
N:promoter of sensational London concerts in the middle two decades of
N:the 19th C. Deserves a film biography with Simon Callow in the lead
N:role.. CGP
Z:vmp.Chris Partington.2005
K:Eb
A((3A/B/A/) Fc|BB ge|ddad|e/d/e/f/ ge|
A((3A/B/A/) Fc|BB ge|ddad|" 'etc...AGG'"eeez|
K:Ab
P:Trio?
Ace ((3a/b/a/)|gd2E|GBd ((3f/g/f/)|eA cE|
Ace ((3c'/d'/c'/)|bd2 ((3b/c'/b/) ac2 ((3a/b/a/)|" 'etc...AGG' "gB2E||
JULLIEN POLKA. AKA - "Julien's (sic) La Polka." American, English (originally French); Polka (2/4 time). G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The composer of this polka is Louis-Antoine Jullien [1] (1812-1860), a French conductor, showman and composer of light music that was very popular in the mid-19th century.
Additional notes
Source for notated version: -
Printed sources : - Howe (Musician’s Omnibus No. 1), 1862; p. 59.
