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Theme code Index
5515 7662
Also known as
All-Star Barn Dance (The) , Nova Scotia Barn Dance
Composer/Core Source
Region
Ireland, Canada
Genre/Style
Down-East/Maritime, Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Barn Dance, Polka
Key/Tonic of
A
Accidental
3 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Don Messer
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Way Down East
Tune and/or Page number
No. 59
Year of publication/Date of MS
1948
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score (1 )
X:1
T:Nova Scotia Polka
R:Polka
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne
K:A
cd|efec Acea|g2f2 f2Bc|dedc Bcde|f2e2 c2cd|
efec Acea|g2f2 b2ba|gagf edcB|A2c2 A2:|
|:e2|c2e2 edef|e2d2 dcBc|d2f2 fefg|f2e2 c3d|
e2f2 g2a2|a2g2 gfga|g2f2 fefg|f2e2 e3d|
c2e2 edef|e2d2 dcBc|d2f2 fefg|f2e2 c3d|
e2f2 g2a2|b2a2 f3a|gagf edcB|A2c2 A2:|]
X: 2
T: The Nova Scotia Barn Dance
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:c>d|e>fe>c A>ce>a|g2 f2 f2 B>c|d>ed>c B>cd>e|f2 e2 c2 c>d|
e>fe>c A>ce>a|g2 f2 b3 a|g>ag>f e>dc>B|1 A2 c2 A2:|2 A2 c2 A3||
|:e|c2 e2 e>^de>f|e2 d2 d>cB>c|d2 f2 f>^ef>g|f2 e2 c3 d|
e2 f2 g2 a2|1 a2 g2 g>fg>a|g2 f2 f>^ef>g|(3fgf e2 e3:|
|2 b2 a2 f3 a|g>ag>f e>dc>B|A2 c2 A2||