Brigade March

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Theme code Index	13 53 22 6L6L
Also known as	Drunken Sailor (2), General (2) (The), Old Number Four, Old Three-Part Two-Four
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Military
Meter/Rhythm	March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	ABC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Samuel Bayard
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dance to the Fiddle
Tune and/or Page number	No. 224B, pp. 180-181
Year of publication/Date of MS	1981
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BRIGADE MARCH (or OLD NUMBER FOUR). AKA and see "Drunken Sailor (2)," "Old Three-part Two-four," "General (2) (The)." American, March. USA, Southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The well-known "What shall we do with a drunken sailor" tune. The name comes from fifers in the Civil War, who played the piece in performances, when the tunes were often numbered. Collected by Bayard from the Mount Pleasant Tablatures in the 1950's.

Printed source: Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 224B, pp. 180-181.