Bruce's March (1)

 BRUCE'S MARCH [1]. AKA and see "The Star of Bethlehem," "Caledonian March," "Dirge of the Berlin (Pa.) Band," "Loch Na Gar [1]," "Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine [1]" (infrequently). American, March. USA, Southwestern Pa. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune is apparently Scottish, according to Bayard, but he was unable to trace it. Some forms of the tune were used for shape-note hymns. "Bruce's March" was a local title from southwestern Pennsylvania, perhaps from a local musician or from Bruce & Emmett's fife tutor. Sources for notated versions: The Hoge manuscript, No. 22 [Bayard]. From fifer Thomas J. Hoge, who compiled a ms. of fife tunes played by southwestern Pennsylvania fifers, now housed at the Folk Music Archive at the Library of Congress. Printed source: Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 156, pp. 92-93.

X:1 T:Bruce's March [1] M:4/4 L:1/8 S:Hoge ms. (Pa.), No. 22 K:D D>F|A>B A>F A2 d>e|f2 f>e f2 ed|BA dB AFED|E2 E>F E2 D>F| A>B A>F A2 d>e|f2 f>e f2 ed|BA dB AFEF|D2 D>D D2:| a2 a>f a2 f>e|d2 d>B d2 cB|AF dB AFEF|D2 D>D D2:||
 * f2|a2 a>f a3A|d>c d2>e f4|fefa bafd|e2 e>f e2 d>f|

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