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'''HAWKES HORNPIPE '''("Cornphiope Ui Eachaigh" or "Crannciuil {Ui} Sea{l}baig"). AKA and see "[[Hawk's Hornpipe]]." Irish, Hornpipe. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Breathnach, O'Neill/Krassen): AA'BB' (O'Neill/1850 & 1001). O'Neill (1913) remarks on the difficulty in accurately transcribing a traditional improvisational performance into standard notation. A Chicago musical colleague of O'Neill's and a contributor to his works, Uilleann piper Patsy Touhey, tried to learn "Hawk's Hornpipe" from the famous fiddler [[Biography:John McFadden]] (born in Carromore, Westport, County Mayo), when the latter was performing in the city in 1911. The two sat down together and progressed phrase by phrase, with Touhey submitting patiently to the many minor changes according to McFadden's fancy, until he though he had the tune noted correctly. Pleased with his effort, he played it back a final time, only to have McFadden say kindly, "Let me show you, Patsy," upon which he played the it again a couple of times. "Why, man alive, that's not how you gave it to me at all! You've changed the tune again; I guess we'll let it go this time," exclaimed Tuohey, who started to play something else on his pipes. See also the related "[[Brian the Brave (1)]]"/"[[Poll Ha'Penny]]/"[[Molly MacAlpin]]/[[Moll Halfpenny]]" family of tunes. S
'''HAWKES HORNPIPE '''("Cornphiope Ui Eachaigh" or "Crannciuil {Ui} Sea{l}baig"). AKA and see "[[Hawk's Hornpipe]]." Irish, Hornpipe. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Breathnach, O'Neill/Krassen): AA'BB' (O'Neill/1850 & 1001). O'Neill (1913) remarks on the difficulty in accurately transcribing a traditional improvisational performance into standard notation. A Chicago musical colleague of O'Neill's and a contributor to his works, Uilleann piper Patsy Touhey, tried to learn "Hawk's Hornpipe" from the famous fiddler [[Biography:John McFadden]] (born in Carromore, Westport, County Mayo), when the latter was performing in the city in 1911. The two sat down together and progressed phrase by phrase, with Touhey submitting patiently to the many minor changes according to McFadden's fancy, until he though he had the tune noted correctly. Pleased with his effort, he played it back a final time, only to have McFadden say kindly, "Let me show you, Patsy," upon which he played the it again a couple of times. "Why, man alive, that's not how you gave it to me at all! You've changed the tune again; I guess we'll let it go this time," exclaimed Tuohey, who started to play something else on his pipes. See also the related "[[Brian the Brave (1)]]"/"[[Poll Ha'Penny]]"/"[[Molly MacAlpin]]"/"[[Moll Halfpenny]]" family of tunes.
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''Printed sources'': Breathnach ('''CRÉ II'''), 1976; No. 311, p. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 211. O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 1754, p. 326. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907; No. 926, p. 158.
''Printed sources'':
Breathnach ('''CRÉ 2'''), 1976; No. 311.
O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 211.
O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 1754, p. 326.
O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907; No. 926, p. 158.
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HAWKES HORNPIPE ("Cornphiope Ui Eachaigh" or "Crannciuil {Ui} Sea{l}baig"). AKA and see "Hawk's Hornpipe." Irish, Hornpipe. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Breathnach, O'Neill/Krassen): AA'BB' (O'Neill/1850 & 1001). O'Neill (1913) remarks on the difficulty in accurately transcribing a traditional improvisational performance into standard notation. A Chicago musical colleague of O'Neill's and a contributor to his works, Uilleann piper Patsy Touhey, tried to learn "Hawk's Hornpipe" from the famous fiddler Biography:John McFadden (born in Carromore, Westport, County Mayo), when the latter was performing in the city in 1911. The two sat down together and progressed phrase by phrase, with Touhey submitting patiently to the many minor changes according to McFadden's fancy, until he though he had the tune noted correctly. Pleased with his effort, he played it back a final time, only to have McFadden say kindly, "Let me show you, Patsy," upon which he played the it again a couple of times. "Why, man alive, that's not how you gave it to me at all! You've changed the tune again; I guess we'll let it go this time," exclaimed Tuohey, who started to play something else on his pipes. See also the related "Brian the Brave (1)"/"Poll Ha'Penny"/"Molly MacAlpin"/"Moll Halfpenny" family of tunes.

Source for notated version: flutist Jim Conroy, 1969 (Co. Galway, Ireland) [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ 2), 1976; No. 311. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 211. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1754, p. 326. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 926, p. 158.

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