Annotation:Finis Jig

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 FINIS JIG. American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Similar melodic material in parts to "Razors in the Air," an old minstrel tune. American 2/4 tunes were sometimes called 'jigs', denoting a vehicle for solo stepping or 'jig dancing'. British Isles duple dance tunes also occasionally were called 'jigs' as well, again, referring to a kind of solo step dance. Presumably the incidental piece called "Finis Jig" was played at the end of a dance to signal to the crowd that the conclusion had arrived.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 69.  Recorded sources:

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