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 Theme code Index    15L55 1H235L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:C.E.Larrabee
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Military
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:A.F. Hopkins
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:American Veteran Fifer
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 69
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1905
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
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X:69
T:Kippy Smith's Favorite
B:American Veteran Fifer #69
C:C.E.Larrabee, Binghamton, N.Y.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/8=300
K:G t=8
|: G | {B}GED DGB | dce def | gdB AGA | BGE DEG |
{B}GED DGB | dce def | gdB AGA | BFA G2 :|
|: B/c/ | d2e B2d | gfa gfe | d2e B2d | gfa g2 e/e/ |
d2e B2d | gfa gfe | dgB AGA | BGA G2 :|
% The second staff of this tune, #69, is identical to the second staff of tune #70.
% This is highly suspicious and one of the tunes was believed to be in error. Both were
% contributed by the same person, however, and the contributor may
% have knowingly composed or played both tunes with the same second half.
% Cyrenus Larabee and Bradley W. Smith, both of Andover, both served in Company H of the
% 85th New York Volunteers.  There were other folks named Smith in the 85th, but not from
% Andover and not in Company H.


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