Downfall of Paris
Source:
Allen Ash Manuscript
Composer:
Trad.
Region:
South Central
Circa:
1800-1849
Year:
1840
Transcribed by Ian Bell
Played by The Fifes and Drums of The 41st Regiment of Foot at Historic Fort George, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario.
The Downfall of Paris - Also known as “Ca Ira” this is a French march and song that found its way into the English military music repertoire with a new name, during the wars of the Napoleonic era. It was well-known everywhere and evolved into the Appalachian fiddle tune “Mississippi Sawyer”. Its drum beatings are still used for teaching the rudiments of traditional snare drumming.
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