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|f_annotation='''TEMPEST [1], THE''' (Ap Shenkin). AKA and see "[[Ap Shenkin]]," "[[Dear Little Island (The)]]," "[[Even and Odd Like Tom with His Hod]]," "[[Mississippi]]." English, American; Jig. USA; Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine. G Major (most versions): C Major (Howe/Accordeon). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune is linked with a country dance | |f_annotation='''TEMPEST [1], THE''' (Ap Shenkin). AKA and see "[[Ap Shenkin]]," "[[Dear Little Island (The)]]," "[[Even and Odd Like Tom with His Hod]]," "[[Mississippi]]." English, American; Jig. USA; Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine. G Major (most versions): C Major (Howe/Accordeon). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune "Tempest (1)" is centuries old, under the Welsh title "[[Ap Shenken]]." It is linked with a country dance called The Tempest in New England, perhaps the one performed at the 150th anniversary celebration of the town of Lancaster, New Hampshire, in August, 1914 (according to a playbill of the time). Howe (c. 1867) printed dance instructions with the tune, which was included in his section of Contra Dances. The title also appears in a list of the repertoire of Maine fiddler Mellie Dunham. The elderly Dunham was Henry Ford's champion fiddler in the late 1920's. | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version=<span>Edson Cole (Freedom, N.H.) [Linscott].</span> | |f_source_for_notated_version=<span>Edson Cole (Freedom, N.H.) [Linscott].</span> | ||
|f_printed_sources=<span>Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; pg. 24. DeVille, 1905; No. 69. Howe ('''School for the Violin'''), 1851; p. 35. Howe ('''First Part of the Musician's Companion'''), 1842; p. 62. Howe ('''Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon'''), 1843; p. 18. Howe ('''Diamond School for the Violin'''), 1861; p. 41. Howe ('''1000 Jigs and Reels'''), c. 1867; p. 75. Kennedy ('''Fiddlers Tune Book, vol. 1'''), 1951; No. 93, p. 46. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies vol. 3'''), c. 1880's; p. 29. Linscott ('''Folk Songs of Old New England'''), 1939; p. 114. Miller & Perron ('''New England Fiddlers Repertoire'''), 1983; No. 4. Raven ('''English Country Dance Tunes'''), 1984; p. 103. Robbins, 1933; No. 24. '''Ryan’s Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 174. Sweet ('''Fifer’s Delight'''), 1965/1981; p. 29. '''White's Excelsior Collection''', 1907; p. 75.</span> | |f_printed_sources=<span>Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; pg. 24. DeVille, 1905; No. 69. Howe ('''School for the Violin'''), 1851; p. 35. Howe ('''First Part of the Musician's Companion'''), 1842; p. 62. Howe ('''Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon'''), 1843; p. 18. Howe ('''Diamond School for the Violin'''), 1861; p. 41. Howe ('''1000 Jigs and Reels'''), c. 1867; p. 75. Kennedy ('''Fiddlers Tune Book, vol. 1'''), 1951; No. 93, p. 46. Kerr ('''Merry Melodies vol. 3'''), c. 1880's; p. 29. Linscott ('''Folk Songs of Old New England'''), 1939; p. 114. Miller & Perron ('''New England Fiddlers Repertoire'''), 1983; No. 4. Raven ('''English Country Dance Tunes'''), 1984; p. 103. Robbins, 1933; No. 24. '''Ryan’s Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 174. Sweet ('''Fifer’s Delight'''), 1965/1981; p. 29. '''White's Excelsior Collection''', 1907; p. 75.</span> | ||
|f_recorded_sources=<span>Victor 20001 (78 RPM), Mellie Dunham, 1926 (appears as "Boston Fancy" {the name of a dance}).</span> | |f_recorded_sources=<span>Victor 20001 (78 RPM), Mellie Dunham, 1926 (appears as "Boston Fancy" {the name of a dance}).</span> | ||
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Revision as of 19:25, 11 July 2021
X: 10623 T: TEMPEST [1] C: %R: jig B: Elias Howe "The Musician's Companion" Part 1 1842 p.62 #3 S: http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Musician's_Companion_(Howe,_Elias) Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: G % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (d/c/) |\ B2B Bgf | e2e efg | ded dcB | BAA A2 (d/c/) | B2B Bgf | e2e efg | ded cBA | AGG "^fine"G2 :| |: (g/a/) |\ b2g a2f | gfe d2c | Bdf gdB | cAA A2 (g/a/) | b2g a2f | gfe agf | bag fge | dgf ed"^D.C."c |] % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEMPEST [1], THE (Ap Shenkin). AKA and see "Ap Shenkin," "Dear Little Island (The)," "Even and Odd Like Tom with His Hod," "Mississippi." English, American; Jig. USA; Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine. G Major (most versions): C Major (Howe/Accordeon). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune "Tempest (1)" is centuries old, under the Welsh title "Ap Shenken." It is linked with a country dance called The Tempest in New England, perhaps the one performed at the 150th anniversary celebration of the town of Lancaster, New Hampshire, in August, 1914 (according to a playbill of the time). Howe (c. 1867) printed dance instructions with the tune, which was included in his section of Contra Dances. The title also appears in a list of the repertoire of Maine fiddler Mellie Dunham. The elderly Dunham was Henry Ford's champion fiddler in the late 1920's.
