Crown Point (1)

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Theme code Index	5531 45L11L
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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Contra
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Ira Ford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional Music in America
Tune and/or Page number	p. 94
Year of publication/Date of MS	1940
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CROWN POINT [1]. American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Crown Point is the name of a Colonial fort in upper New York, famous during the French and Indian War. Ford has another tune, perhaps a companion piece of sorts called "Ticonderoga" (a neighboring New York fort).

Printed source: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 94.

X:1
T:Crown Point [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Ira Ford - Traditional Music in Amercia (1940)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
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