Sir Sidney Smith's March

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 4th 2006 by dafydd.

This tune has been added to 26 tunebooks.

Also known as Handel's Gavotte, Sidney Smith's March, Sir Sidney Smith's March (+ Variations), Sir Sidney Smiths March, Sir Sydney Smith's March, Sir Sydney Smith’s March.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Équinoxe by Celtic Fiddle Festival
English Fiddle Tunes by Pete Cooper
Northumberland Collection by Kathryn Tickell Band
The Northumbrian Small Pipes by Various Artists
The Surprise by Pauline Cato & Tom McConville
There's A Buzz by Battlefield Band
Uilleann Piper by Tommy Martin

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Sir Sidney Smith's March
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
Bc|:d2d2d2d2|e2d2c2B2|dcBc A2 dc|BcAB G2dc|
BdBd AdAd|GdGd FdFd|Bcde d2^c2|1d2d2d2 Bc:|2d2d2d2 AG||
FDFA dABc|B2B2B2 dc|BGBd gde=f|e2e2e2 gf|
egeg dgdg|cgcg BgBg|egeg dgdg|cgcg BgBg|
e2d2c2B2|e2d2c2B2|e2d2c2B2|B2A2A2 Bc|
d2d2d2d2|e2d2c2B2|dcBc A2dc|BcAB G2 dc|
BdBd AdAd|GdGd FdFd|EdEd FdFd|GdGd AdAd|
EdEd FdFd|GdGd AdAd|cedc BAGF|G2G2G2||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

A lovely tune from Northumbria.

# Posted on May 4th 2006 by dafydd

Whodunnit?

Do we know a composer?

# Posted on May 5th 2006 by Bob himself

I know one.
There's a nice little story about Sid (Syd), under the tune title, on this page:
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/SIR.htm

# Posted on May 5th 2006 by joesmith

Thanks for the link.

# Posted on May 7th 2006 by dafydd

Sir William Sydney Smith, British Admiral 1764 - 1840 ~

"British admiral, born at Westminster; entered the navy at 12, became a captain after many gallant services at 18, was naval adviser to the king of Sweden and knighted, joined Lord Hood off Toulon and helped to burn the French fleet; was taken prisoner by the French in 1796, and after two years made his escape; forced Napoleon to raise the siege of Acre, and was wounded at Aboukir; was rewarded with a pension of £1000, and raised in the end to the rank of admiral (1764-1840). "

extract from "The Nuttall Encyclopaedia of General Knowledge"
~ edited by the Reverend James Wood, 1907

And here are a few more links for the curious ~

National Maritime Museum ~
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/nelson/viewObject.cfm?ID=PAD3506

Here's a picture of the dude ~
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/nelson/viewRepro.cfm?reproID=PU3506&picture=1#content

The Napoleonic Guide
http://www.napoleonguide.com/
http://www.napoleonguide.com/sidsmith.htm

Instittuto Historico de Petropolis ~ the Brazilian connection
http://www.ihp.org.br/
http://www.ihp.org.br/docs/khll20030811VI.htm

Rice University ~ a bio and his papers ~
http://www.rice.edu/
http://www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/mss/ms267.html

# Posted on May 9th 2006 by ceolachan

Once again chapter and verse from ceolachan.Thanks.

# Posted on May 9th 2006 by dafydd

Hey Dafydd, you beat me to this march. I had it on the back burner considering submitting it. I sent out some music to a few others to give it a go and then forgot about it until you came along and added it here. I'll have to come back and add my ways with it, or at least a few variations.

I hope you are well, drop me a line sometime...

a friend in the digital quagmire ~ 'c'

# Posted on May 9th 2006 by ceolachan

"Sir Sydney Smith's March" ~ other ways and a repeated B-part

I first learned this one from Alistair Anderson...

# Posted on June 5th 2006 by ceolachan