Reel Batrice

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Well-known in New England, and many variants exist. According to Paul M. MacDonald, the original reel began as a polka from the Ballo Liscio dance repertoire called "Oggi Nevica" (which means 'today it snows'), played by Riccardo Tesi, an Italian accordion player. (Did Jos Bouchard write this tune)

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X: 11
T: Reel Batrice
%T: Oggi Nevica (Today it snows)
C: T.Fantini
R: reel
O: Jos Bouchard
B:
D: La Bottine Souriante "Je Voudrais Changer D'Chapeau"
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Well-known in New England, and many variants exist.
N: According to Paul M.  MacDonald, the original reel began as a polka from  the
N: Ballo  Liscio  dance  repertoire  called "Oggi Nevica" (which means 'today it
N: snows'), played by Riccardo Tesi, an Italian accordion player.
N: (Did Jos Bouchard write this tune)
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Bm
B,C \
|: "Bm"DCB,D F2DF | B2FB FABc \
| dcBd f2df | bffb fabc' |
| d'c'ba gfed | "Em"ceec e4 \
| "F#7"f^efg f=edc | "Bm"BB,B,B, B,2z2 :|
|: "Em"b2^ab c'gg2 | "Bm"gf^ef b4 \
| "F#7"f2^ef g2f=e | "Bm"dedc dcB2 |
| "Em"b2^ab c'gg2 | "Bm"gf^ef b4 \
| "F#7"f^efg f=edc |1,3 "Bm"BB,B,B, B,2z2 :|2,4 "Bm"B2z2 "A7"A2Bc ||
|: "D"d2Ad FAdf | d2Ad FAdf \
| "A7"e2ce Acec |1,3 "D"d2c'b "(A7)"agfe :|2,4 "D"df"A7"ec "D"d2z2 :|

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