July 25, 2006
Air des Bouffons
From my Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians (a convenient 1947 edition in only five volumes, unlike the more recent (and bloated) twenty volumes)
MATASSINS Also called—bouffons—a dance of men in armor, popular in France during the 16th and 17th centuries. It was probably derived from the ancient Pyrrhic dance, although the name has been traced to an Arabic root.
[Added later: I can't get this stupid little tune out of my head, and I've never even heard it. Try humming it in your mind from the notes. I picture George Bush walking into a room, and a solitary tuba belting out the Air des Bouffons with the utmost solemnity. I suggest that "Hail to the Chief" be replaced immediately!]
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