Booth's Hornpipe

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 Theme code Index    15L1 23b7bL
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Triple Hornpipe
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    3/2
 History    
 Structure    ABC
 Editor/Compiler    John Young
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Third Volume of the Dancing Master (2nd edition)
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 16
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1726
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 Score   (1)   



X: 1 T:Booth's Hornpipe. PFD3.016 B:Playford, Dancing Master Vol 3, 2nd Ed, c1726 Z:village music project, Steve Mansfield 2015 R:.Hornpipe 3/2 M:C| L:1/8 W:Longways for as many as will W:The first couple lead Thro' the second couple, and turn single .| W:The second couple do the same |. The first couple go the whole W:figure of Eight .| The second couple do the same |: All four clap W:Hands with your Partners .| Then clap sides, and lead thro' and cast off |: N:Repeats inserted to match dance instructions N:No indication of repeats in Mss (e.g. no 'Each Strain twice') N:NB: Transcribed as in Mss. Transcriber strongly suspects this N:is actually a 3/2 hornpipe, mis-notated in Mss. Editor agrees. Q:2/4=90 K:Gm "NB" G4 D4 | GABG ABcA | B2d2 F2D2 | GABG ABcA |B4 d2cB | ABcA B2 G2 :| |: B4 def2 | A4 B3A |GABG F2D2 | g^fgd edec | dcdB D2G2 | GAB2 A2 G2 :| |: G2FE DCB,A, | G,4 GABG | ABcA F2D2 | G2FE DCB,A, |G,2f2 d2cB | ABcA B2G2 :|