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 Theme code Index    1155 6666
 Also known as    Dixie's Land
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Dan Emmett
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Minstrel, Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Mrs. Joe Person
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Popular Airs
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 13
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1889
 Artist    Biography:Doc Roberts Trio
 Title of recording    Dixie/Martha Campbell
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Gennett 3152 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1925
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Dixie’s Land M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Anonymous 1862 American music manuscript collection (p. 7) N: https://archive.org/stream/MerryMen/MUMSS-00079#page/n0/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (A/F/)|DD (D/E/F/G/)|AAAF|BBB>A|(B>A) (B/c/d/e/)|f3 (d/B/)|d3 (A/F/)|A3 E/F/|D3:| |:(3A/B/c/|B d2B|e3B|e3 (3A/B/c/|dfe>d|Bcd>B|AFdF|F E2F| D3F|E3B|AF d>f|ed2 F|D3F|E3B|AF f>d|e d3!D.C.!:|]


X:1 T:Dixey’s Land M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Crossmolina, County Mayo), a musically literate N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873. S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology, S:2007, p. 86. Carolan ms. 1, No. 267 K:C C|CC C/D/E/F/|GG GE|AA AG|AA A/B/c/d/|e3 (c/G/)|c3 (E/F/)| G3 (D/E/)|C2 z::G|ce dc|A c2c|d3A|d3 A| ce dc|AB cA|GE cE|D D2E|C3 E |D3A| Gc ec|d c2G|C3E|D3A|Gc ec|d d2:|


X:1 T:Dixey’s Land M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March/Air B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (1883, Book 1, No. 29) N:Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a fiddler and uilleann piper originally N:from north Longford, but who moved around 1852 to Newpark, N:Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Leitrim. K:D A2A2|A2 AA/F/|DD (D/E/)(F/G/)|AA AF|BB B>A|B>A (B/c/)(d/e/)| f3 d/A/|d3 A/F/|A3 E/F/|D2 zA/F/|DD (D/E/)(F/G/)|AA AF| BB BA|B>A (B/c/)(d/e/)|f3 d/A/|d3 A/F/|A3 E/F/ D2 z/(A/B/c/)| df ed|Bd3|e3B |e3A|df e>d|Bc d>B |AF d>F| FE2A|D3F|E3B|Ad fd|ed2F|D3F|E3B|Ad f>d| e d2 (3A//c/|df/d/ a/d/f/d/|e/f/g/a/ b/g/e/c/|df/d/ a/d/f/d/|e/g/ed/ c/A/B/c/| df/d/ a/d/f/d/|e/f/g/a/ b/g/e/c/|d/c/d/B/ A/d/f/a/|b/g/e/f/ d2||


X:2 T:Dixie B:American Veteran Fifer (1905, #99) C:By Dan Emmet. M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/8=180 K:G t=8 d/B/ | GG G/A/B/c/ | dddB | ee e>d | ed e/f/g/a/ |b3g/d/ | g3d/B/ | d3A/B/ | G3 :| |: d | gbag | eg2e | a3e | a3d |gbag | ef g>e | dB g>B | BA zd | G3B | A3c | Bd b>a | ag zd |G3B | A3c | Bd b>a | agz :||


X:031 T:Dixey's Land. WES.031 M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Q:1/4=120 B:T.Westrop's 120 Country Dances, Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Strathspeys, Spanish Waltz etc.for the Violin, n.d.(c.1923) Z:R.Greig 2010 K:D D|DD D/E/F/G/|AAAF|BBBA|BB B/c/d/e/|f3(d/A/)|d3(F/G/)|A3(E/F/)|D3:|! |:A|dfed|BcdB|AFdF|(FE2)A|D3F|E3B|Adfd|(ed2):|]


X:1 T:Dixie M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d/B/ | GG G/A/B/c/ | dd dB | ee e>d | e>d e/f/g/a/ | b3 g/d/ | g3 d/B/ | d3 A/B/ | G2 z :| d | gb a>g | e g2e | a3e | a3d | gb a>g | ef g>e | dB gB | B A2B | G3B | A3c | dB g>b | ag2B | G3B | A3e | dB b>g | a g2 ||