Annotation:Original Schottische Polka (The)
X:1 T:Original Schottische Polka, The M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:100 O:England A:Up and Down the Place Z:Chris Partington K:G "from T. Hardy"Bc|d2b2c2a2|B2g2 gdBG|F2e2 edcA|G2e2 edBc|! d2b2c2a2|B2g2 gdBG|F2e2 edcA|G2 GF G2:|! |:z2|G2AB cdef|g2B2d4|e2A2 c2Bc|d2G2 B4|! G2AB cdef|g2 B2d4|e2A2 c2F2|G2G2G2:|! |:"alt. B from M. Turner" D2|G2AB cdef|\ g2B2 cBAG|e2A2 BAGA|B2G2G2D2| G2AB cdef|g2B2 cBAB|e2A2 BAGA|B2G2G2:|! K:D |:"C from M. Turner" FG|A2A2 Adfa|g2 B2B4|A2A2 Acea|g2f2f2 FG|! A2A2 Adfa|g2B2B4|A2A2 Acef|e2d2d2:|]! |:"alt C from L. Leadley" F2|B2B2 (B^ABc)|\ dcB2 dcB2|c2f2 c2f2|(decd) B2B2|! d2d2 (dcde)|fed2 fed2|e2a2 e2a2|f2d2 d2:|]
ORIGINAL SCHOTTISCHE POLKA, THE. AKA and see "Bielbie's Hornpipe," "Curlew Hills Polka (The)," "Reel des montagnes (1)." English, Schottische. G Major ('A', 'B' and 'D' parts) & D Major ('C' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCD. A popular mid-19th century ballroom piece that was absorbed into tradition repertory (parts are often reversed from one another in manuscript collections). Northumbrian musicians play the tune as "Bielbies/Beilby's Hornpipe," and in Ireland it is known as "Curlew Hills Polka (The)" and "Glenbeigh Hornpipe." See also American versions as "Military Schottische," "National Schottische." Quebec musicians also had variants of the the melody; see Isidore Soucy's "Quadrille national 4ème partie" and "Reel Acadien", and Joseph Allard's Reel des montagnes." For extended information on this tune family, see Andrew Kuntz's article "A Well Traveled Melody" (Fiddler Magazine, Spring, 2007).
