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Bourree

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 28th 2007 by Falkbeer.

This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.

Also known as Bourrée.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Bourree
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:d2 | "G"d2B2"Em"cBAG | "C"e2g4fe | "G"d2cB "Am"AB"D7"cA | "G"B2G4"D7"A2 |
"G"B^cdB "A"cdec | "D"defd "A"efge | "D"fga2"A"A2^c2 | "D"d6 :|
|: a2 | "D"a2f2gfed | "G"g2b4e2 | "B7"^d2e2f2ga | "Em"g2e4=d2 |
"E7"d2cB"Am"c2c2 | "D7"c2BA"G"B2d2 | "C"efgd "G"cBAG | "D7"FGAF D2d2 |
"G"d2B2"Em"cBAG | "C"e2g4fe | "G"d2cB "Am"AB"D7"cA | "G"B2G4F2 |
"Em"GABG "D"ABcA | "G"BcdB "C"cdec | "G/D"d2g2"D7"B2AG | "G"G6 :|

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Bourree sheetmusic
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Bourrée

This is a bourrée by G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759). I don t know much about the piece more than it sounds very nice on the tin whistle. I´ve added the chords myself.

# Posted on April 28th 2007 by Falkbeer

Bourrée - accompaniment

X:1
T:Bourrée - accompaniment
C:G.F. Händel
Q:"Allegretto"
L:1/8
M:C
K:G

V:2
G2 | F2G2D2E2 | C2c2B2c2 | F2G2C2D2 | G,2GFG2D2 |
G2F2E2G2 | F2D2C2A,2 | D2F2A2A,2 | D2D^CD2 :|
|: D2 | D2d4c2 | B2GAB2c2 | B2E2A2B2 | E2E^DE2G,2 |
E2F^GA2A,2 | D2EFG2B2 | c2B2F2G2 | D2D^CD2G2 |
F2G2D2E2 | C2c2B2c2 | F2G2C2D2 | G,2GFG2D2 |
E2G2F2D2 | G2F2C2A,2 | B,2B,CD2D2 | G2G,4 :|]

# Posted on April 28th 2007 by Falkbeer

You play two whistles at the same time? How do you 'handle' that ~ six fingers to the hand? ;-)

# Posted on April 28th 2007 by ceolachan

Two whistles at the same time?

Well, one does ones best...

# Posted on April 28th 2007 by Falkbeer

Duple

Bourrées are normally two beats per measure. If you play the transcription as given, but in a fast 2/2 it would be more the standard.

As Handel's Messiah was premeried in Dublin, I suppose he could be considered a composer of Irish music... ;)

# Posted on April 28th 2007 by muspc

Not ITM but...

Well, Handel´s musik is not exactly ITM, but I think that baroque music often blends very well with traditional irish music. For example, Mary Bergin´s sometimes plays pieces by Rameau and O´Carolan is clearly influenced by the concert music of his day.

# Posted on April 28th 2007 by Falkbeer

Handel

I had a music history teacher that commented (more than once) that Handel was a German, living in England writing Italian music.

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by ralpheym

I know the tune and play it myself sometimes.You couldn't dance a bourée to it though.

# Posted on April 30th 2007 by dafydd

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