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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
| Mechanic's Hall Jig Click on the tune title to see or modify Mechanic's Hall Jig's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Browse/:Mechanic's Hall Jig
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| Theme code Index
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05L06L
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| Also known as
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Bird on the Wing
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| Composer/Core Source
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| Region
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United States
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| Genre/Style
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Minstrel
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| Meter/Rhythm
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Reel (single/double), Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander
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| Key/Tonic of
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G
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| Accidental
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1 sharp
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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2/4
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| History
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| Structure
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AABB'
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| Editor/Compiler
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George H. Coes
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Coes Album of Jigs and Reels
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| Tune and/or Page number
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p. 36
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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1876
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| Score (1)
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X:1
T:Mechanic's Hall Jig
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists,
B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a
B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs,
B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, p. 36)
N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
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