Eight Bells

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 Theme code Index    1565 1565
 Also known as    Eight Bells Hornpipe
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    George H. Coes
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 41
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1876
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Eight Bells Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists, B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs, B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, p. 41) N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G/B/d/^c/ e/c/d/B/|G/B/d/^c/ e/c/d/B/|G/B/d/^c/ e/d/=c/B/|A/G/F/E/ D/c/B/A/| G/B/d/^c/ e/c/d/B/|G/B/d/^c/ e/c/d/B/|A/B/c/e/ d/c/B/A/|Ggg:| B|A/B/A/G/ F/A/d/c/|B/c/B/A/ G/B/e/d/|^c/d/c/B/ A/a/g/e/|d/=c/d/e/ dB| A/B/A/G/ F/A/d/c/|B/c/B/A/ G/B/e/d/|c/d/c/B/ A/a/g/e/|d/^c/d/e/ d/=c/B/A/:|]


X:1 T:Eight Bells M:C| L:1/8 B: Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 1 (1881-1885, p. 77) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G GBd^c ecdB|GBd^c ecdB|GBd^c ed=cB|AGFE DcBA| GBd^c ecdB|GBd^c ecdB|ABce dcBA|G2g2g2:| |:B2|ABAG FAdc|BcBA GBed|^cdcB Aage|d^cde d2B2| ABAG FAdc|BcBA GBed|^cdcB Aage|d^cde d=cBA:||