Washington's Grand March
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Washington’s Grand March", also known as “General Washington's March” or "The President’s New March”<br> is an American march in 2/4 or 4/4 time and G Major. The parts are played AABB (Bayard), ABC (Miller) or<br> AABBCC (Keller/Bush, Mattson & Walz).<br> The melody appears to stem from the period of George Washington’s presidency. It was published in 1796<br> as "New President's March". Despite assumptions that “Washington’s Grand March” was composed for his<br> inauguration in 1789, the earliest published version was by Glasgow publisher James Aird in his<br> Selections of Scotch, English Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 in 1788 which predates Washington's taking office.<br> Keller (1992) believes it was in circulation in America prior to even Aird’s publication. Linscott (1939) calls<br> it one of New England’s favorite tunes for beginning the country dance. Although there were numerous tunes<br> called “Washington’s March”, it is perhaps this popular tune that was the “Washington’s March” played by<br> U.S. President John Tyler, reputedly a good fiddler.<br> It was printed in Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (1788),<br> Bayard's Dance to the Fiddle (1981),<br> Howe's Diamond School for the Violin (1861),<br> Keller's Fiddle Tunes from the American Revolution (1992),<br> Linscott's Folk Songs of Old New England (1939),<br> Mattson & Walz's Old Fort Snelling: Instruction Book for the Fife (1974),<br> Miller's Fiddler's Throne (2004) and<br> Riley's Flute Melodies, vol. 1 (1814).<br>
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