Firefly Hornpipe

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 Theme code Index    1112 7L6L5L4L
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 Region    England, Scotland, Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Contra, English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Hornpipe/Clog
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Elias Howe
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:1000 Jigs and Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 60
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1867
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 Score   (1)   




X: 6 T: the FIREFLY %R: hornpipe B: Jean White "100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances", Boston 1880 p.3 F: http://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1880.09124.0#seq-1 Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C| L: 1/8 K: Bb % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (3FGA |\ B>AB>c B>dc>B | A>BG>A F>GE>F |\ D>FB>F G>[eE]e>d | (3cdc (3BAG F2 (3FGA | B>AB>c B>dc>B | A>BG>A F>GE>F |\ D>FB>d d>cB>A | c2B2 B2 :| |: F>E |\ (3DFB d2 (3Bdf b2 | b3a g>fe>d |\ e>de>f e>dc>B | A>cB>G F2F>E | (3DFB d2 (3Bdf b2 | b3a g>fe>d |\ e>dc>B A>fg>a | b2B2 B2 H:| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


X:1 T:Firefly Hornpipe M:C L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:Honeyman - Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor (1898) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb (3FGA|B>AB>c B>dc>B|A>BG>A F>GE>F|D>FB>F G>Ee>d|(3cdc (3BAG F2 (3FGA| B>AB>c B>dc>B|A>BG>A F>GE>F|D>FB>d d>cB>A|c2 (B2 B2):| |:F>E|(3DFB d2 (3Bdf b2|b3 a g>fe>d|e>de>f e>dc>B|A>cB>G F2 F>E| (3DFB d2 (3Bdf b2|B3 a g>fe>d|e>dc>B A>fg>a|b2 (B2 B2):||