Annotation:Waltz Quadrille (2)

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WALTZ QUADRILLE [2], THE. Canadian, Waltz. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The tune is credited to Canadian fiddler John Burt by Jarman (copyright 1933 by Thomas Burt & Co.), although this may be refer to the arrangement and not the tune. The Waltz-Quadrille was a ballroom dance that enjoyed some popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often employed as the last number on every dance program; the good-night waltz.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Jarman (The Cornhuskers Book of Square Dance Tunes), 1944; pp. 26-27.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Hear/see a twin-fiddle version of the tune played on youtube.com [1]
See the dance performed on youtube.com [2] (to a different tune).




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