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Annotation:Texas Schottische (1)
X:1 T:Texas Schottische [1] M:4/4 L:1/8 N:Arr. L. Danielson F: https://district6fiddleclass.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/texas-schottische-d.pdf K:D (3EFG A>BA2f2|(3EFG A>BA2 a2|(3gag (3fgf (3efe d>d|(3cBG B>c B2A2| (3EFG A>B A2f2|(3EFG A>B A2a2|(3gag (3fgf e>A B>c|d2f2d4:| |:e2e2a2a2|c>d e>f e2c2|B2B2 c2c2|B>^A B>c B2 c>d| (3efe c>e a>f e>d|c>d e>f e2 c>d|e>a g>f e>d B>c|A2 E>F G2E2:|]
TEXAS SCHOTTISCHE [1]. AKA and see "Rochester Schottische (2)." American, Schottische (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Texas Schottische" is a version of "Rochester Schottische (2), composed in 1852 by William Rulison, who seems to have been a one-hit composer. Rulison travelled to California for the Gold Rush, actually made money from the venture and returned to his home town of Rochester, N.Y., where he operated a music store.
The dance Texas Schottische for Three was created during World War II, partly to compensate for the man shortage during the war. Singer and musician Johnny Horton (1925 – 1960) sang about dancing the Schottische in Texas:
Schottische in Texas when the cactus were in bloom,
You’ll be the bride and I’ll be the groom.
You’re on the right side and I’m on the left,
Don’t ever go anywhere else by my-self.
"Military Scottische is a related tune (see note for "annotation:Rochester Schottische (2)" for more).
