Annotation:Saxon Dragoon Grand March (The)
X:1 T:Saxon Dragoon Grand March, The M:C L:1/8 R:Contra Dance B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 601) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F c>c|c2 c>c f2 c>c|c2 c>c g2c>c|a3g fedc|{c}B2A2G2 c>c| c2 c>c f2 c>c|c2 c>c g2 c>c|a3c' g>fe>d|c2 c>c c2:| |:c>d|efga b2 c>e|fgab c'2 (d'>c')|(c'b) (a>g) (ba) (b>a)|g2 g>g g3^g| a3g fgaf|b3a gabg|c'3b (ag).f.e|f2 f>f f2!fermata!:| K:Bb d>d|f2 d>d f2 d>d|(b4 f2) zd|(dc).c.c (cg).f.e|(e4 d2) d>d| f2 d>d f2d>d|b4 d4|=e2 e>e e>fg>e|f2 f>f f2:| |:f2|(=efgf) (_edcB)|(BA)AA A3A|B2c2d2 f>e|d3 (e/d/) c2f2| (=efgf) (_edcB)|(abc'b agfe)|(ed) (^fg) (BA) (G>A)|B2 B>B B2!D.C.!:|]
SAXON DRAGOON GRAND MARCH, THE. American, March (whole time). F Major ('A' and 'B' parts) and B Flat Major ('C' and 'D' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. The "Saxon Dragoon's Grand March" plus a trio part was also entered into the 1796 music manuscript collection of musician Eben Irving of Middletown, New York, later added to by his son, William Irving from Manila and at sea. There were successive Saxon Dragoon (i.e. horse-mounted) regiments from the 17th century to the early 20th century.
