Sheet Music: Soldier's Joy

TitleSoldier's Joy
ComposerTraditional
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyD major
RangeD4–A5
Time signature4/4
Tempo208 BPM
Performance time0:40
Difficulty leveleasy
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Date added2009-06-07
Last updated2009-06-07
Download popularity index☆☆☆☆☆ 0.2 (relatively unpopular)
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Reels, Traditional/Folk

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Sunday 7 June 2009

Tune of the Day: Soldier's Joy

Traditional American Civil War Reel

“Soldier's Joy” is one of the oldest and most widely distributed tunes in the English-speaking world. The tune appeared in late eighteenth-century sheet music and dance instruction manuals on both sides of the Atlantic. By the nineteenth century, it was published in numerous books of fiddle tunes, usually classified as a reel or country dance.