Sputnik Breakdown

Reel · 4/4 · G major

Sputnik Breakdown is a Canadian fiddle tune composed in the key of G major by Marguerite “June” Eikhard. Written in 4/4 meter as a lively reel, the tune features an upbeat character well suited for energetic traditional fiddling and square dancing. Eikhard composed the piece to commemorate the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in 1957.

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