Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on September 1st 2003 by drizzt.
This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Mad Turk, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
M: 6/4
|: FAAF A2 FA _BdBA |FAAF A2 FD C3 B,1/2 |
M: 8/4
| C2 CB, C3 B, CGBG ABAG |FAAF A2 FA ded^c d2d2 :|
M: 4/4
K: D
cd | eA A1/2A1/2A GAAG | A2 GA cdcd | eA A1/2A1/2A GAcd | egfe- egfg |
eA A1/2A1/2A GAAG | A2 GA cdcd | eA A1/2A1/2A GAcd | cAFG- G2 z2 |]
Mad Turk
I've just encountered some problems submitting this tune... as the first three bars are in 6/4 time, the next two are in 8/4 - and the last half of the tune is in 4/4. But this site insists on submitting a time signature at the start. And the first half is in G but with a Bflat, and the second half is in D - but's it's all kinda minor - so not sure what to do about that either.
So many apologies if it turns into a mess. But at least I tried
# Posted on September 1st 2003 by drizzt
More about Mad Turk
...so to clarify, it's not in 6/8 and it's not a jig either. But if you start from the composer, C McKerron then the rest is correct.
That'll teach me to be adventurous.
# Posted on September 1st 2003 by drizzt
Mad Turk
I also found I could overcome the problem of changing time signatures by embedding the meter in the ABC text.. as in [M:13/8]. See Baker's Dozen
What I couldn't solve was the description of dance type and mode, so what is a Krivo Horo in Phrygian dominaht is filed as a Barn Dance in CMajor. Oh well. I like the Mad Turk. Seems to be some sort of fusion of traditions. What's it written for? Any story behind it?
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