Drew's Hornpipe

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 Theme code Index    5L113 5715
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 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Contra
 Meter/Rhythm    Hornpipe/Clog
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(New England)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Elias Howe
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Second Part of the Musician's Companion
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 39
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1843
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Drew’s Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe N:Each strain is 7 measures long. The are a few tunes in Howe’s N:1843 collection that similarly drop measures in the printing. B:Elias Howe – Second Part of the Musician’s Companion (1843, p. 39) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E2 AA ABcd|efga Acec|cBBB dcBA|GABA ABcd| efga Aceg|agfe gfe^d|g2e2e2:| |:(3BBB|f2e2 dcBA|GABG E2 ee|agfe dcBA|fd d2 dfaf| f2e2 cefg|agdf fdBG|A2A2A2:|