The Turks’ march

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TURK’S MARCH [2] English, March (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Aird (Selection), vol. II, c. 1785; p. 3, No. 7. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 52.

X: 2
T: Turks March
S: “Aird, vol. II”, 1785, page 3, tune #7
K: GMaj
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
|: GA |\
B2 G2 G2 (AB) | c2 A2 A2 (dc) | B2 (AG) F2 G2 | (AG)(FE) D2 (GA) |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | BAGA D2 F2 | G6 :|
|: Bc |\
dcde d2 e=f | e2 c2 c4 | edef efga | f2 d2 d3 c |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | A2 (AG) F2 G2 | (AG)(FE) D2 GA |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | BAGA D2 F2 | G6 :|

http://richardrobinson.tunebook.org.uk/
http://richardrobinson.tunebook.org.uk/tune/000005db

X: 181
T: Turks March
B: H.S.J. Jackson, 1823
A: Wyresdale, Lancashire
O: England
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: march
K: GMaj
|: GA | \
B2 G2 G2 (AB) | c2 A2 A2 dc | B2 AG F2 G2 | (AG)(FE) D2 GA |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | BAGA D2 F2 | G6 :|
|: Bc | \
dcde d2 ef | e2 c2 c4 | edef efga | f2 d2 d3 c |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | B2 AG F2 G2 | AGFE D2 GA |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | BAGA D2 F2 | G6 :|

@Ceol - I’ve come across this tune at one of my local sessions.

You’ve given an alternative name: “Turk’s March No. 1”.

But in my belief, the tune that you have posted is actually Turk’s March No. 2.

Mix

It’s 1 in Aird’s… But yes, it is also listed as 2 elsewhere…

I was about to blame you for this submission… 😉

X: 071
T: Turks March
S: Thomas Sands’ MS,1810, Lincolnshire
N: TS.071
O: Lincolnshire
Z: vmp.Ruairidh Greig, 2011
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/2=70
R: march
K: GMaj
|: GA |\
B2 G2 G2 (AB) | c2 A2 A2 (dc) | B2 (AG) F2 G2 | (AG)(FE) D2 (GA) |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | BAGA D2 “tr”F2 | “cr.in ms”G6 :|
|: Bc |\
dcde d2 e=f | e2 c2 c4 | edef efga | f2 d2 “tr”d3 c |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | B2 (AG) F2 G2 | (AG)(FE) D2 GA |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | BAGA D2 “tr”F2 | “cr.inms”G6 :|

X: 5
T: Turks March
B: Winder ~ ?
A: Lancashire
O: England
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: march
K: GMaj
|: G2 A2 |\
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 dc | B2 GG F2 G2 | AGFE D2 GA |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 AA d2 c2 | BAGA D2 F2 | G4 :|
|: B2 c2 |\
d^cde d2 ef | e2 c2 c3 d | edef gfga | f2 d2 dedc |
B2 G2 G2 AB | c2 A2 A2 Bc | BAGA D2 F2 | G4 :|

The above transcription was originally M: 2/4 & L: 1/16. I’ve changed it to M: 4/4 & L: 1/8…

B: Winder ~ ? - James Winder manuscript, Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, 1834-42 - however I found nothing there…

http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/
http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/w.htm
http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/info_files/winder_jas_info.htm

Hey Mix, this is another you could pokafie into 2/4 double the amount of bar lines and choose not to repeat the parts and it would fit that “The Caerphilly March” dance nicely, and nuzzle up to your tune “Ymdaith Rhosgadfan” as fair company too… 😀

Oops! Missed a period ‘.’ and an ‘l’ and a captial ‘D’ too ~

“ - you could polkafie into 2/4. Double the amount of bar lines and ~”

X: 6
T: Turks’ March, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
|: E/F/G/A/ |\
B2 G>F G2 G/A/B | c2 AF D2 dc | B2 B/A/G F2 G2 | A2 G/F/E D2 E/F/G/A/ |
B2 GF G2 AB | c2 A^G A2 dc | BA^GA D2 F2 | G6 :|
|: A/B/c |\
d^cde dGe=f | e2 c>B c3 d | eA (3^def eAag | f2 d>^c d3 =c |
BDG>F G2 (3GAB | cD A>^G A2 f/e/d/c/ | B2 A>G D2 F2 | G6 :|

The last bit could also be taken up an octave ~
~ | B2 A>G d2 f2 | g6 :|