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hways

Re: Six-Twenty 2-step

Sept. 18, 2001, 11:56 p.m. (Message 27438, in reply to message 27399)

The 'Six-Twenty' Two Step as originally published by Mozart Allan in 1960
was structured as follows;
4 bar Introduction
16 bars-- repeat that 16 bars with new last bar
Another 16 bars, also repeated with new last bar
48 bars
First 16 bars and repeat with new final bar.

Harry




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Subject: Six-Twenty 2-step


> I am doing a bit of background on the 6 20 2step, written by Jimmy Shand
and
> used, I'm told, as his theme song for his radio program.
> I learned it as the tune for White Heather Jig.  WHJ is 40 bars with a
little
> tag at the end of the 32 bars.  Can anyone confirm my feeling that this
> little tag is actually a means to make the music fit the dance, and that
the