Tiger Hornpipe (The)

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 Theme code Index    1126L 4455
 Also known as    Blue Bonnet (1), Cornphíopa an Tíogair, Frank Roche's Favourite, Here Awa', John Roche's Favourite, Lady Ann Hope (1), Mike Coen's Fling, Queen of Clubs, Woodford Fling (2)
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 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Hornpipe/Clog
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Brendan Breathnach & Jackie Small
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. 5
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 211
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1999
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 Score   (1)   



X: 1 T:Tiger Hornpipe, The B:CRE5.211 (Cornphíopa an Tíogair) F:file ID: cre.5/209tiger N:I couldn't swear to it, but my feeling is that Breathnach N:got this tune from Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy, who during N:a stay in America actually worked in the Bronx Zoo. (For more N:details - bogus, but details - see my epic poem "The Zoo Song" N:at www.capeirish.com/webabc/working/source.folders/cre/cre.5/zoo_song.pdf, N:or just click on the "Zoo Song" link at the bottom of the previous page.). M:4/4 Q:150 R:hornpipe K:G P:"simplified version" (3DEF|GFGB AGEG|cBcA dedc|BGBd cABG|EGFA GDB,D| G2GB AGEG|cBcA dedc|BGBd cABG|EGFA G2:| Bc|dgBg dgBf|gbaf e2ef|gbaf gedB|cdef gdBc| dgBg dgBf|gbaf e2ef|gbaf gedB|1 cdef g2:|2 cdef g4|] %%vskip P:Source setting (3DEF|GFGB AGEG|cBcA dedc|BGBd (3cBA (3BAG|EGFA (3GDB, (3G,B,D| G2GB AGEG|cBcA dedc|BGBd (3cBA (3BAG|EGFA G2|| Bc|dgBg dgBg|gb (3agf e2e>f|(3gab (3agf (3gfe dB|(3def (3def gdBc| dgBg dgBg|gb (3agf e2e>f|(3gab (3agf (3gfe dB|(3def (3def gdBA|] %%vskip %%vskip %%vskip P:THE ZOO SONG