Bellman's Jig
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legacy / Swedish
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Karl Michel Bellman
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Bellman's Jig" is a Swedish air or jig in G Major. The parts are played AABB.<br> This 6/8 air is the composition of Swedish composer Karl Michel Bellman (1740-1795),<br> a noted writer of tunes and songs, whose patron was King Gustav III.<br> Since its appearance in Ralph Sweet's Fifer's Delight it has gained some currency as a jig for<br> contra or English country dancing in New England.<br> It was printed in Sweet's Fifer's Delight (1964) and appears on the San Diego Contra Dance<br> website (https://sandiegocontra.org/sheet-music/BellmansJig.pdf).<br>
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