Old Town Reel

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 Theme code Index    3H3H2H2H 6565
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:E.M. Hall
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Minstrel
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
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 Structure    AABBACC
 Editor/Compiler    George H. Coes
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 56
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1876
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Old Town Reel C:E.M. Hall M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel 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. 56) N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D S(3.f/.f/.f/f e>d|B/d/A/d/ B/d/A/d/|(3.f/.f/.f/f eB/c/|d/B/A/F/ F/E/E:| |:f/aa/ {b}a/g/a|fb/b/ {c'}b/a/b|f>e d/c/d/e/ f/b/a/b/ fe!D.C.!:| |:FD F/A/z/A/|{c}B/A/d/A/ {c}B/A/d/A/|FD F/A/z/A/|{c}B/A/d/A/ F/E/E:|]