Midnight Waltz

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Sheet Music for "Midnight Waltz"Midnight WaltzWaltz (Australia, NSW, Mudgee)DA7DGA7EmDDDD12Book: J Meredith, R Covell & P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p215Source: collected from The Kurtz Family, Mudgee, NSWJohn Meredith Collection, NLA Bib ID: 2199666Discography: recorded by the Stripling Brothers, Regal Zonophone, 1929Notes: This version of the "Midnight Waltz" was collected from the Kurtz family.History: In 1984 Brad Tate and Dave de Hugard together recorded Stan Treacyplaying two waltzes one after the other. The first waltz, untitled byStan Treacy at that time, we now know to be 'The Mary Jane Waltz'.Stan Treacy named the second waltz as the 'Midnight Waltz', but thiswas misunderstood by Brad, who thought the title applied to thefirst tune rather than the second tune. In consequence 'The Mary Jane Waltz'is misnamed as the 'Midnight Waltz' in his 1988 publication "Down and Outback".Stan Treacy's version of 'The Mary Jane Waltz', now correctly titled,is available elsewhere in this collection.
X:30 T:Midnight Waltz % NFF Book 2020 S:collected from The Kurtz Family, Mudgee, NSW S:John Meredith Collection, NLA Bib ID: 2199666 H:In 1984 Brad Tate and Dave de Hugard together recorded Stan Treacy H:playing two waltzes one after the other. The first waltz, untitled by H:Stan Treacy at that time, we now know to be 'The Mary Jane Waltz'. H:Stan Treacy named the second waltz as the 'Midnight Waltz', but this H:was misunderstood by Brad, who thought the title applied to the H:first tune rather than the second tune. In consequence 'The Mary Jane Waltz' H:is misnamed as the 'Midnight Waltz' in his 1988 publication "Down and Outback". H:Stan Treacy's version of 'The Mary Jane Waltz', now correctly titled, H:is available elsewhere in this collection. N:This version of the "Midnight Waltz" was collected from the Kurtz family. B:J Meredith, R Covell & P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p215 D:recorded by the Stripling Brothers, Regal Zonophone, 1929 O:Australia, NSW, Mudgee R:Waltz M:3/4 L:1/8 K:D FG|:"D"A2^G2A2|d2"A7"c2B2|"D"A6|F4F2|A3^GA2|"G"B4A2|"A7"C6-|C6| "Em"G2F2G2|B2c2e2|"D"d3ed2|F4FG|"D"A2zAG2|F2zFE2|1"D"D2B,2A,2|D2C2D2:|2"D"D2F2A2|d4||



Midnight Waltz - played by Ray Mulligan

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| John Meredith Collection | Kurtz Family |