Annotation:Roche Hornpipe
Appearance
X:1 T:Roche’s Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 604) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D AG|FEFD d2 de|fdfd BcdB|AFdF GFED|CEEE E2 DE| FDGE AFBG|ABcd ef g2|fafd egec|d2d2d2:| |:fd|cABc d2 fd|cABc d2 AG|FAdA GFED|CEEE E2 DE| FDGE AFBG|ABcd ef g2|fafd egec|d2d2d2:|]
ROCHE'S HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Roche's Hornpipe" is a hornpipe of unknown provenance published in the early 1880's by both Elias Howe (Boston) and James Kerr (Glasgow), although the Howe collection seems to predate the Kerr collection.