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Theme code Index
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51H62H 4H1H53
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Also known as
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Belfast Jig (2)
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Composer/Core Source
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Region
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Ireland
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Genre/Style
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Irish
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Meter/Rhythm
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Jig/Quadrille
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Key/Tonic of
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D
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Accidental
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2 sharps
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Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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Time signature
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6/8
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History
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Structure
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AABB
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Editor/Compiler
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James S. Kerr
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Book/Manuscript title
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Merry Melodies vol. 4
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Tune and/or Page number
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No. 196, p. 22
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Year of publication/Date of MS
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c. 1880's
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Score ()
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BELFAST HAM. Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A Belfast ham is a lean, smoked bacon from the leg of the pig, so there is no rind or waste.
Printed source: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 196, p. 22.
X:1
T:Belfast Ham
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 196 (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
AFA d2c|B2B e2f| gfe dcB|ABG F2G|
AFA d2c|B2B efg|fed Adc|(d3 d2)A:|
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agf gfe|fed efg|fed Adc|(d3 d2)A:||