Roaring River (2)

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 Theme code Index    6L116L 326L5L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Solomon Northup
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Solomon Northup
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Twelve Years a Slave
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 322
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1853
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 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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X:1 % T:Roaring River [2] M:2/4 L:1/8 C:Solomon Northup N:Northup was a fiddler and a freeman in the North N:before being tricked to coming to Washington D.C. and sold into slavery N:The tune dates to c. 1840-1850. B:Northup – Twelve Years a Slave K:G D|E.G/.G/ .G.G|(GBAG) EG|.B.B (A/B/A/G/)|E/(G/F/G/) DE| .G.G (G/B/A/G/)|(EG) (GA)|.B.B (A/B/A/G/)|EGG!fine!:| |:d|.g.d (e/f/e/d/)|.B.d (e/f/e/d/)|.B.d.d.g|.B.B (A/B/A/G/)|.E.G.G.d| gd (e/f/e/d/)|.d.f.f.a|.d.d (c/d/c/B/)|.E.G.G!D.C.!:|]