Annotation:Saratoga Lanciers Figure 4
SARATOGA LANCIERS FIGURE 4. French-Canadian, Quadrille and Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The "Saratoga Lanciers Figure 4," recorded by Lucien Roussin in 1929, is cognate with the "Bank of Turf (1) (The)" family of tunes, finds researcher Jean Duval, who believes the genesis of this tune family was in 19th century quadrille sets. Additional Irish members of this family include "First Cousin of the Gallant Tipperary Boys (The)," "Pádraig O’Keeffe’s Slide (2)," and "Tom Billy's Reel (4)."
The Saratoga Lancers was a dance set of ballroom quadrille figures fashionable in the mid-latter 19th century for which there were several different set of music that served as the dance vehicles. For example, the "Saratoga Lanciers" sets composed by Alfred D. Fohs (which can be viewed at the Library of Congress [1]) is a different set of quadrilles than Roussin's.
