[Dixielandjazz] Dogfight???

[dwlit at cpcug.org]

My definition comes from DC area (where I've played all my music) usage.

Thanks Jim, et al, for the corrective.
--Sheik

> Sheik wrote:
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>> Perhaps we could simplify dogfart for dixieland newbies:
>> A 4 to 8 bar interlude the purpose of which is to modulate
>>(smoothly) between two sections having different keys.
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> That's an interlude or a transition (or modulation) passage. It's not an
> accurate definition for a "dogfight" strain.
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> Jim O'Briant
> Gilroy, CA
> Tuba & Leader, The Zinfandel Stompers
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