Acrobat's Reel

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 Theme code Index    1H531 27L13
 Also known as    Spitfire Reel (1), Whistler and His Dog (The), Baker's Reel (1) (The)
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 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Down-East/Maritime, Québécois/Acadian
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Québec), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario)
 Structure    AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Don Messer & Jackie Doyle
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Backwoods melodies with Don Messer and his Islanders.
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 6
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1949
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 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T: Acrobat's Reel O: Trad Qu\'ebec R: reel F: http://mustrad.udenap.org/partitions/TQ224.jpg Z: 2010 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 2/4 L: 1/16 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/Quebec/reel/AcrobatsReel_A.abc K: A (3efg \ | a2ed cBAc | BAGB A2 (3cBA | EFGA BcdB |1,3 cBAc B2 :|2,4 {c}BAGB A2 :| |: (3agf \ | ecAc ecfc | ecAc ecfc | agfe dcBA | GABc defa | | ecAc ecfc | ecAc ecfc | agfe dcBA |1,2 GABc A2 :|["Fin" GABG HA2 |]