Devil’s Hop (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H1H5H 6H4H2H
 Also known as    Irish Hop (Jig) (2)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Slip/Hop Jig
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    9/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Thomas Preston
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Preston's Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1804
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 521, p. 221
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1804
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Devil’s Hop, The M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig B:Preston’s 24 Country Dances for the Year 1804 (No. 521, p. 221) N: “With proper tunes and directions to each dance, as they are performed at N:Court, Bath and all Public Assemblies.” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C c2c c2e gec|a2g f2e ded|c2c c2d gec|G2G GAB c2:| |:e3 c2d edc|f3 d2e fed|e3 c2d edc|g2e d2e c3:|]


X:3 T:Devil's Hop. Roose.0683, The N:same tune published in Preston's Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1804, p.221 L:1/8 M:9/8 Q:3/8=100 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester 1850 Z:Village Music Project. Ian Hayden 2019 K:C G|:c2c c2e gec|a2g f2e dBG|c2c c2e gec|G2G GAB c3:| |:e3 c2d edc|f3 d2e fed|e3 c2d edc|G2G GAB c3:|