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| Theme code Index
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1H1H1H1H 3H3H1H1H
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| Also known as
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| Composer/Core Source
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Henry Tudor (King Henry VIII)
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| Region
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England
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| Genre/Style
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English
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| Meter/Rhythm
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| Key/Tonic of
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C
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| Accidental
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NONE
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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4/4
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| History
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| Structure
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One part
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| Editor/Compiler
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William Chappell
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Popular Music of the Olden Times vol. 1
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| Tune and/or Page number
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pp. 39-40
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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1859
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BLOW THY HORN, HUNTER. English, Air (cut time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. This air was written by England's Henry VIII who, in addition to being King and a man of letters, was a composer and musician who played upon the virginal, recorders, flute and other instruments of his day. The air appears in B.M., Addl. MSS. 31,922 and MSS. Reg. Appendix 58.
Printed source: Chappell (Popular music of the Olden Time), vol. 1, 1859; pp. 39-40.
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