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Da Guizer's March

Found in 2019-02-28_SPUDs_Regular.abc from the SPUDS abc collection

X: 140
T:Da Guizer's March
C:Gideon Stove  1909
R:march
L:1/8
M: C|
K:D
A,2 |"D" D3 E F2 A2 |"Bm" d4 A2 d2 |"A" c3 d edcB |"D" A2 D2 F2 A2 |"Em" G2 E2"A" A3 G | 
"D" F2 D2 D2 F2 |"Em" EFGA BAGF |"A" E2 A2 C2 E2 |"D" D3 E F2 A2 |"Bm" d4 f2 d2 |"A" c3 d edcB | 
"D" A2 d2 F2 D2 |"Em" G2 B2"A" E3 G |"D" F2 D2 d3 f |"Em" edcB"A" AGFE |"D" F2 D2 D2 fg ||
"D" a3 f d2 A2 |"G" B4-B2 d2 |"A" c3 d edcB |"D" A2 d2 f2 a2 |"G" b2 B2 g3 b |"D" a2 A2 d3 f | 
"Em" gaba gfed |"A" c2 A2 A2 fg |"D" a3 f d2 A2 |"G" B4 B2 d2 |"A" c3 d edcB |"D" A2 d2 f2 a2 | 
"G" b2 B2 B3 b |"D" a2 A2 A3 a |"Em" gfed"A" cBAG |"D" F2 D2 D2 x2 |] 
W:Composed around 1909 by Gideon Stove (1875-1954), who as a young man was offered a chair 
W:with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, but who preferred to remain in the Shetlands 
W:where he was a much respected musician and teacher. 
W:This march was written for the Up Helly Aa procession which was at one time led by a fiddle band, 
W:although now by a brass band. A 'guizer' is a masquerader ('disguser'), and costumes are featured 
W:in the event. The tune is also used in Shetland for dancing a two-step.

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