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|f_annotation='''OPERA REEL [1].''' AKA and see "[[Celebrated Opera Reel (2)]]," "[[Duke of Cornwall's Reel]]," "[[Grand Opry Reel]]," "[[McDonagh's Reel (4)]]," "[[Tommy Gunn's Reel]]." American, Irish, Scottish, English; Reel. USA; Missouri, New York, New Hampshire, New England, southwestern Pennsylvania, Michigan. D Major (most versions): C Major (Howe/Accordeon). Standard or DDae (Bronner) tunings (fiddle). ABCD (Silberberg): ABCDD (Christeson): AABBC (Ruth): AABBCCDD (Bayard, Brody, Ford, Gow, Howe, Kennedy, Linscott, Sweet): AA'BBCCDD (Phillips): ABBCCD (Cole, Miller & Perron): ABBCCDD (Bronner). Bayard (1981) did not find it in any collection older than the early 19th century (however, earlier printings did exist—see below). According to Linscott (1939) the tune "was fitted for a contra dance performed on the stage." Bronner (1987) thinks there may be stage origins for the tune on the strength of his observation that "besides producing light operas, popular theaters and chautauquas often did vernacular versions or even parodies of opera," though he admits the tune sounds Scottish or Irish. Apparently as another speculation, he also suggests the "operatic" triplet pattern in the third part "probably suggested the name of 'Opera Reel' in its early forms." There is also a rumor floating about the the reel is made up of strains from different French operas, although this appears to be completely erroneous. Tony Parkes and Steve Woodruff (1980) state the tune was an early 19th century American melody likely modeled on the multi-part Irish and Scottish reels of the 18th century and was particularly popular in the 1850's. Indeed, the "Opera Reel" appears in the 1823 music manuscript book of H. Canfield (Hartford, Conn.), '''A Choice Selection of Flute Melodies'''. | |||
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'''OPERA REEL [1].''' AKA and see "[[Celebrated Opera Reel (2)]]," "[[Duke of Cornwall's Reel]]," "[[Grand Opry Reel]]," "[[McDonagh's Reel (4)]]," "[[Tommy Gunn's Reel]]." American, Irish, Scottish, English; Reel. USA; Missouri, New York, New Hampshire, New England, southwestern Pennsylvania, Michigan. D Major (most versions): C Major (Howe/Accordeon). Standard or DDae (Bronner) tunings (fiddle). ABCD (Silberberg): ABCDD (Christeson): AABBC (Ruth): AABBCCDD (Bayard, Brody, Ford, Gow, Howe, Kennedy, Linscott, Sweet): AA'BBCCDD (Phillips): ABBCCD (Cole, Miller & Perron): ABBCCDD (Bronner). Bayard (1981) did not find it in any collection older than the early 19th century (however, earlier printings did exist—see below). According to Linscott (1939) the tune "was fitted for a contra dance performed on the stage." Bronner (1987) thinks there may be stage origins for the tune on the strength of his observation that "besides producing light operas, popular theaters and chautauquas often did vernacular versions or even parodies of opera," though he admits the tune sounds Scottish or Irish. Apparently as another speculation, he also suggests the "operatic" triplet pattern in the third part "probably suggested the name of 'Opera Reel' in its early forms." There is also a rumor floating about the the reel is made up of strains from different French operas, although this appears to be completely erroneous. Tony Parkes and Steve Woodruff (1980) state the tune was an early 19th century American melody likely modeled on the multi-part Irish and Scottish reels of the 18th century and was particularly popular in the 1850's. Indeed, the "Opera Reel" appears in the 1823 music manuscript book of H. Canfield (Hartford, Conn.), '''A Choice Selection of Flute Melodies'''. | |||
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The similar title, "[[Celebrated Opera Reel (2)]]," was used by Elias Howe in his mid-1850's publications, but that name has also has been employed for other tunes. | The similar title, "[[Celebrated Opera Reel (2)]]," was used by Elias Howe in his mid-1850's publications, but that name has also has been employed for other tunes. | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version=Uncle Jimmy Lewis (Pulaski County, Missouri) [Christeson]; Norman Blake (Georgia) [Brody]; Smith Paine (Wolfeboro, N.H.) [Linscott]: Grant Rogers, 1976 [Bronner]: Wilbur Neal (elderly fiddler from Jefferson County, Pa., 1948) [Bayard]; Grant Lamb & Ruthie Dornfeld [Phillips]; Laurie Andres [Silberberg]. | |||
|f_printed_sources=Adam ('''Old Time Fiddlers' Favorite Barn Dance Tunes'''), 1928; No. 63. | |||
Adam ('''Old Time Fiddlers' Favorite Barn Dance Tunes'''), 1928; No. 63. | |||
Bayard ('''Dance to the Fiddle'''), 1981; No. 133, p. 73. | Bayard ('''Dance to the Fiddle'''), 1981; No. 133, p. 73. | ||
Brody ('''Fiddler's Fakebook'''), 1983; p. 209. | Brody ('''Fiddler's Fakebook'''), 1983; p. 209. | ||
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Linscott ('''Folk Songs of Old New England'''), 1939; p. 70. | Linscott ('''Folk Songs of Old New England'''), 1939; p. 70. | ||
Low ('''The Dulcimer Instructor'''), Boston, 1858. | Low ('''The Dulcimer Instructor'''), Boston, 1858. | ||
Don Messer & Jackie Doyle ('''Backwoods Melodies'''), 1949; No. 7. | |||
Miller & Perron ('''New England Fiddler's Repertoire'''), 1983; No. 93. | Miller & Perron ('''New England Fiddler's Repertoire'''), 1983; No. 93. | ||
Page, ''Northern Junket'', vol. 1, no. 1, April 1949; p. 16. | Page, ''Northern Junket'', vol. 1, no. 1, April 1949; p. 16. | ||
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Sym ('''Sym's Old Time Dances'''), 1930; p. 12. | Sym ('''Sym's Old Time Dances'''), 1930; p. 12. | ||
Wilson ('''A Companion to the Ballroom'''), 1816 & 1840; p. 81 (1840 edition). | Wilson ('''A Companion to the Ballroom'''), 1816 & 1840; p. 81 (1840 edition). | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Alcazar Dance Series FR-203, Rodney Miller – "New England Chestnuts" (1980). | |||
Alcazar Dance Series FR-203, Rodney Miller – "New England Chestnuts" (1980). | |||
Edison 51278 (78 RPM), Jasper Bisbee (Michegan), 1923. | Edison 51278 (78 RPM), Jasper Bisbee (Michegan), 1923. | ||
F&W Records 4, "The Canterbury Country Orchestra Meets the F&W String Band." | F&W Records 4, "The Canterbury Country Orchestra Meets the F&W String Band." | ||
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Troubadour TR001, Trapezoid – "Trapezoid" (1975). | Troubadour TR001, Trapezoid – "Trapezoid" (1975). | ||
Old Bay Ceili Band – "Crabs in the Skillet" (2011). | Old Bay Ceili Band – "Crabs in the Skillet" (2011). | ||
|f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/o09.htm#Opere]<br> | |||
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/o09.htm#Opere]<br> | |||
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1250/]<br> | Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1250/]<br> | ||
Hear Don Messer's recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihqMdoCMRnw]<br> | Hear Don Messer's recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihqMdoCMRnw]<br> | ||
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See John Lamancusa's transcription [http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes/operareel.pdf]<br> | See John Lamancusa's transcription [http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes/operareel.pdf]<br> | ||
See the dance performed on Vimeo [https://vimeo.com/35931180]<br> | See the dance performed on Vimeo [https://vimeo.com/35931180]<br> | ||
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