Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on February 22nd 2007 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 10 tunebooks.
Also known as The Imperial Quick Step, The Imperial Quickstep March, The Imperial Quickstep.
X: 1
T: Imperial Quick Step March, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
|: A2 |
d2 d2 f3 d | e2 e2 g3 e | d2 d2 f3 d | e>dcB AGFE |
d2 Ad fa/f/ ed | e2 Ae g2 fe | f2 ed Acec | dAFA D2 :|
|: d2 |
f2 f2 a3 f | a2 f2 f2 d2 | e2 Ae g3 e | g2 e2 dcBA |
f2 Af ab/a/ fg | a2 f2 f2 ed | e>fge dcBA | d2 dc d2 :|
|: A/B/c |
d2 ad c2 ac | GB B/c/d A4 | B2 B2 c2 c2 | d>fab a2 g/f/e |
dAfd cAec | BGdB AB/A/ FA | B3 G Acec | d2 A/B/c d2 :|
|: e/f/g |
a2 f2 f3 a | g2 e2 e3 g | f2 d2 d3 f | e>dcB A2 fg |
ab/a/ f2 fgab | ga/g/ e2 e3 g | f2 d2 cdec | d2 d/d/d d2 :|
"The Imperial Quick Step March" ~ 1806
"O’Farrell Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes Volume II", 1806
Page 144: "The Imperial Quick Step"
Here follows a simpler take on the melody closely following the O'Farrell's transcription, which is in 2/4 time, classic for marches 'back then'. I feel 4/4 addresses the melody of this march better...
M:2/4
L:1/8
K: D Major
|: A |
dd f>d | ee g>e | dd f>d | e/d/c/B/ A/G/F/E/ |
dd f>d | ee g>e | fe/d/ c/d/e/c/ | d2 d :|
|: A |
ff a>f | af fd | ee ge | ge d/c/B/A/ |
ff a>f | af fd | e/f/g/e/ d/c/B/A/ | dd/e/ d :|
|: A |
dd/e/ cc/d/ | BB/d/ A2 | BB cc | d/f/a/b/ a/g/f/e/ |
df/d/ ce/c/ | Be/B/ AA | BB c/d/e/c/ | d2 d :|
|: f/g/ |
af f>a | ge e>g | fd d>f | e/d/c/B/ Af/g/ |
af f/g/a/b/ | ge e>g | fd c/d/e/c/ | d2 d :|
After that last march I had to find something that is at least suspected as being "Irish", 'Imperial' aside, but at least it was in one of the O'Farrell collections, so, it has at least been blessed by the union / uilleann pipes...
# Posted on February 22nd 2007 by ceolachan