Annotation:Jack Sheppard's Hornpipe

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JACK SHEPPARD'S HORNPIPE. English, Hornpipe (whole time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The hornpipe is attributed to "W.J." in Alexander's Fifty New Scotch & Irish Reels & Hornpipes (London, c. 1825), the initials, perhaps of the "eminent professor" who is credited on the cover as editor of the volume.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Alexander (Alexander's Fifty New Scotch & Irish Reels & Hornpipes), c. 1825; No. 1, p. 1.

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