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VAILLANCE POLKA MILITAIRE. ??, Polka (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCCDAB. Composed by Joseph Ascher [1] (1829–1869), a Dutch-Jewish composer and pianist, with ties to both London and the Continent.

Joseph Ascher

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Howe (Musician's Omnibus, No. 2), 1864; p. 138. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), No. 440, p. 51.

Recorded sources: HN4409, Richard Thompson – “Strict Tempo” (1981).




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