Annotation:Chorus Jig (3)

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 CHORUS JIG [3]. Irish, Scottish, Canadian; Jig or Strathspey (in 6/8 time - this is another rhythmic variant illustrating the intentional and unintentional variation of folk melodies between triple and duple time). Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. D Mixolydian (Gow, Cranford, Kerr, MacDonald): D Mixolydian/Major (Aird, Kennedy, O'Farrell, Perlman). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC (Kerr): AABB'C (Kennedy): ABCD (Johnson): AABBCCDD (Aird, Gow, Skye): AA'BB'CC'DD' (Cranford, Perlman): AABBCCDDEE (O'Farrell). Gow and Kerr list the tune as "Irish" and McGlashan says it is an "Irish country dance." Perlman (1996) suggests the contra-dance reel called "Chorus Jig" originated from this jig. See also the closely related Irish "Kilfenora Jig [1]." ‘’Source for notated version’’: Paul MacDonald (b. 1974, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. ‘’Printed source:’’ Aird (Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, 1785; No. 131, p. 48. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 520. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 191, p. 75. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 2, 1802; p. 35. Johnson (A Further Collection of Dances, Marches, Minuetts and Duetts of the Latter 18th Century), 1998; p. 7. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 19, p. 7. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 190, pg. 22. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 58. McGlashan (Collection of Scots Measures), c. 1780; p. 30. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; p. 138. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 133. X:2 T:Chorus Jig, The M:6/8 L:1/8 C:trad. S:As played by Natalie MacMaster, Trad. Music from Cape Breton Island Z:Transcribed by Jerome Colburn R:jig K:D G|F2D DED|AFD ABd|F2D DED|A3 A2G|! F2D DED|AFD DE=F|E2=c ccE|G3 GBA:|]! F2d dcd|ABG FGE|D2d dcd|A3 A2G|! F2d dcd|ABG FED|E2 =c cGE|G3 GBA|! F2d dcd|ABG FGE|D2d dcd|A3 ABc|! dBd =cAc|BGB AFD|E2 =c cGE|G3 Gag|]! f2d dfd|afd dfa|f2d dfg|a3 a2g|! f2d dfg|afd de=f|e2=c cef|1g3 gag:|2g3 g2e|]! fdf ece|dcd AFD|F2d dAF|A3 ABc|! dBd =cAc|BGB AFD|E2=c cGE|1G3 Gag:|2G3||

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