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 Theme code Index    1155 22H2H6
 Also known as    Beaux of Albany, Billie in the Low Ground (1), Billy in the Low Ground (1), Bridge's Hornpipe
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Contra
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    George Saunders
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:New and Complete Instructor for the Violin
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 44, p. 61
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1847
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 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Beaus of Albany [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Elias Howe – Second Part of the Musician’s Companion (1843, p. 69) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C C>C EG|c/d/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|A/B/A/G/ Aa|(g/e/)c/d/ e/d/d| C>C EG|c/d/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|A/B/A/G/ A/B/c/A/|G/F/E/D/ E/C/C:| |:g>a g/f/e/g/|f/e/d/f/ e/d/c/B/|A/B/A/G/ Aa|(g/e/)c/d/ e/d/d| g>a g/f/e/g/|f/e/d/f/ e/d/c/B/|A/B/A/G/ A/B/c/A/|G/F/E/D/ G/C/C:|]


X:1 T:Beaux of Albany T:Beaus of Albany [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:”Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes" (1826-1859, No. 17, p. 12) N:The melodist is a musician's ms., probably by a fiddler, that contains both N:tunes and songs from a variety of sources, American and European. The N:inscription on the inside cover reads, "This is from the Bridge family of N:Augusta, Maine (Horatio Bridge, friend of Hawthorne's)". However, entries in N:the ms. were in different hands indicating several contributors. N:The ms. is neat and the notation studied and precise. F: https://archive.org/details/Melodist/page/n13/mode/2up?view=theater Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C CC/C/ E/G/G|c/d/e/d/ c/A/A/^G/|A/c/G/c/ Aa|g/e/c/d/ e/d/d| CC/C/ E/G/G|c/d/e/d/ c/A/A/^G/|A/c/G/c/ A/c/G/B/|c/A/G/F/ E/C/C:| |:e/g/g/a/ g/e/c/e/|f/e/d/c/ e/d/c/B/|A/c/G/c/ Aa|g/e/c/d/ e/d/d| e/g/g/a/ ge/c/|c/d/e/d/ c/A/A/G/|A/c/G// A/c/G/B/|c/A/G/F/ E/C/C:|]


X:1 T:Beaux of Albany T:Beaus of Albany [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Saunders – New and Complete Instructor for the Violin (Boston, 1847, No. 44, p. 61) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C C(C/E/) G/A/G/E/|D/d/d/^c/ d/A/A/B/|c/B/c/A/ G/e/f/a/|g/e/f/d/ (c/e/).c:|| c(e/c/) g/c/e/c/|g/c/e/c/ a/d/d/e/|(c/d/)(e/c/) g/c/e/c/|G/c/c/d/ (e/c/)c| c(e/c/) g/c/e/c/|g/c/e/c/ a/d/d/e/|c/d/c/A/ G/e/f/a/|g/e/f/d/ (e/c/).c||


X:1 T:Beaus of Albany [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe N:”Scotch” S:Clinton W. Bisbee (West Sumner, Me., August, 1904) N:The inscription on the front cover indicates the that contents were N:copied from the Dec. 25, 1864, music manuscript of Frank Richardson, N: who lived in a town called Mt. Vernon, Me., later called Canton, Me.. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C CC/E/ G/A/G/E/|D/d/d/^c/ d/A/A/B/|(c/B/).c/.A/ G/e/f/a/|(g/e/).f/.d/ e/c/c:|| c(e/c/) g/c/e/c/|g/c/e/c/ a/d/d/e/|(c/d/)(e/c/) g/c/e/c/|g/c/c/d/ (e/c/)c| ce/c/ g/c/e/c/|g/c/e/c/ a/d/d/e/|c/d/c/A/ G/e/f/a/|g/e/f/d/ e/c/c||