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The Black Dance

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on November 26th 2005 by Johannes J.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Black Dance, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
ec|:A2A2 BcdB|efed c2ec|A2A2 BcdB|1 e6 ec:|2 A6 fg||
|:a2a2 a2gf|e2e2 e2cB|1 A2Bc e2dc| B2B2 B2fg:|2 A2 Bc d2cB|A2A2 A4||

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The Black Dance sheetmusic
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Originally a 2/4 reel

I believe this was originally written in 2/4 time but I altered it so I could add the tune here.
I'm not sure about its history but it's part of a set I play Angus Reel(Miss Jean Milligan), Petronella, and The Black Dance. I learned it at a fiddlers scoiety but this set was actually recorded a long time back by Jimmy Shand and I've also got it on a 78.

It is a lovely tune and can sound nice with a slower treatment. Dagger Gordon does a really nice version on his "Frozen river" album in the key of "F". I've also known it to be played in "G".

# Posted on November 26th 2005 by Johannes J

a pipe march maybe?

# Posted on November 26th 2005 by flamin fiddler

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