Tune example: Reel
Tune example: Reel
Tunes in simple time (2/4, 4/4, 2/4), used for dances such as the Dashing White Sergeant.
Probably of Scottish origin, the word reel can mean a whole dance, a particular movement or a tune in even time. The Anglo-Saxon word is hreol, and rulla is interpreted as ‘to whirl’. According to Grove’s Dictionary, the first specific written reference occurred in 1590, so reels are very much part of the musical heritage of the British Isles.
Think of tunes like Bobby Shaftoe, Knees Up Mother Brown, or Coming Round the Mountain.
You can listen to concertina player, Rob Harbron, playing a set of reels including the Country Dance (http://www.vwml.org/record/CJS2/10/1488) shown here, by clicking on the audio tab.
The notation of the reels Rob plays is included in the resource pack on the PDF tab.
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