Find traditional instrumental music
Old King Crow Click on the tune title to see or modify Old King Crow's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided. Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:Old King Crow Query the Archive
Theme code Index
1545 1542
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Biography:A.F. Winnemore
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Minstrel
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/2
History
Structure
ABA
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Thomas Comer
Book/Manuscript title
Book:The Celebrated Negro Melodies as sung by the Virginia Minstrels
Tune and/or Page number
No. 6
Year of publication/Date of MS
1843
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
X:1
T:Old King Crow
C:A.F. Winnemore
B:”The Celebrated Negro Melodies as sung by the Virginia Minstrels” (Boston 1843, No. 6)
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Isaac Homan manuscript (mid-19th century, Bellport,
S:Long Island, NY, Book 2, p. 16)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|GB dd/B/|c/B/c/e/ .d.d|GB d>B|.c.B A2|
GB dd/B/|c/B/c/e/ .d.d|cB AG/A/|BAG||
e/f/|gg/e/ ff/d/|ee dB/G/|gg/e/ ff/d/|e/f/g/e/ de/f/|
gg/e/ ff/d/|ee/c/ dd/B/|c/B/c/e/ dd| GBG!D.C.!||
