Soldier's Dance (1)
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| Theme code Index | 1125 317L5L |
| Also known as | Chelmsford Races, Guard House (The), Hullichan Jig, Marchioness (The) |
| Composer/Core Source | |
| Region | England |
| Genre/Style | English |
| Meter/Rhythm | Jig/Quadrille |
| Key/Tonic of | A |
| Accidental | 3 sharps |
| Mode | Ionian (Major) |
| Time signature | 6/8 |
| History | |
| Structure | AABB |
| Editor/Compiler | Biography:John Watlan |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:The Celebrated Circus Tunes |
| Tune and/or Page number | p. 5 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | 1791 |
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| Score (1) | |
X:1
T:Soldier's Dance [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
Q:"Allegretto"
N:”Performed by Master Giles.” Master Giles, also known as “The Little
N:Devil on Horseback” was a young and talented member of the
N:equestrian company of the Edinburgh circus in the 1791 season.
B:John Watlen - The Celebrated Circus Tunes (Edinburgh, 1791, p. 5)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
E|A2A AGA|B2B e2d|c2A AGA|GBG EFG|
A2A AGA|B2B e2d|cBA BAG|A2A A2:|
|:e2e cde|f2f f3|g2g efg|a2a a3|
e2e cde|fga agf|edc BAG|A2A A2:||
X:1
T:Soldier’s Dance [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 85, p. 35)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E|A2A AGA|B2B e2d|c2A AGA|GBG EFG|
A2A AGA|B2B e2d|cBA BAG|A2A A2:|
|:e2e cde|f2f f3|g2g efg|a2a a3|
e2e cde|fga agf|edc BAG|A2A A2:|]
X: 1
T: Soldier's Dance [1]
R: jig
B: W. Hamilton "Universal Tune-Book" Vol. 1 Glasgow 1844 p.87 #4
S: http://imslp.org/wiki/Hamilton's_Universal_Tune-Book_(Various)
Z: 2016 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/Hamilton/HUTB1/10874_Soldiers_Dance.abc
K: A
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E |\
A2A AGA | B2B e2d | c2A AGA | GBG EFG |
A2A AGA | B2B e2d | cBA BAG | A2A A2 :|
|: c |\
e2e cde | f2f f3 | g2g efg | a2a a3 |
e2e cde | fga agf | edc BAG | A2A A2 :|
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X:1
T:Soldier’s Dance
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Septimus Winner - New American School for the Banjo (1883, p. 40)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E|A2A AGA|B2B e2d|c2A AGA|GBG EFG|
A2A AGA|B2B e2d|cBA BAG|A2A A2!Fine!:|
|:c|e2e cde|f2f f2z|G2G EFG|A2A A2z|
e2e cde|f2f f2z|edc BAG|A2A A2!D.C.!:|]
X:2
T:Soldier’s Dance
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:Ford “lifted” several tunes from Septimus Winner’s 1883 banjo
N:tutor; this was one of them.
S:Ford – Traditional Music in America (1940)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E|A2A AGA|B2B e2d|c2A AGA|GBG EFG|
A2A AGA|B2B e2d|cBA BAG|A2A A2:|
|:c|e2e cde|f2f f2z|G2G EFG|A2 A A2z|
e2e cde|f2f f2z|edc BAG|A2A A2:|