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''a concert, he deliberately cut his violin strings and said 'Veree story, veree story, madam, you see I can no play.' '' | ''a concert, he deliberately cut his violin strings and said 'Veree story, veree story, madam, you see I can no play.' '' | ||
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It is somewhat ironic that his lasting musical fame appears to be in this reel and “[[Ostinelli's Reel]],” printed in '''Ryan’s Mammoth Collection'''/'''Cole’s 1000''', for many years the primary texts for those “vernacular” fiddlers in the United States. Ostinelli’s variations on "Souvenir de Venice" are often used in modern times as a finale to “[[Banks Hornpipe]].” See also another variant from the 1883 music manuscript collection of County Leitrim musician Stephen Grier, entered as "[[Morgan's | It is somewhat ironic that his lasting musical fame appears to be in this reel and “[[Ostinelli's Reel]],” printed in '''Ryan’s Mammoth Collection'''/'''Cole’s 1000''', for many years the primary texts for those “vernacular” fiddlers in the United States. Ostinelli’s variations on "Souvenir de Venice" are often used in modern times as a finale to “[[Banks Hornpipe]].” See also another variant from the 1883 music manuscript collection of County Leitrim musician Stephen Grier, entered as "[[Morgan's Hornpipe]]" (Cornphiopa Ui Mhuireagain). | ||
|f_printed_sources=Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 109. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 147. | |f_printed_sources=Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 109. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 147. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Compass Records 7 4446 2, Oisíin McAuley – “From the Hills of Donegal” (2007). | |f_recorded_sources=Compass Records 7 4446 2, Oisíin McAuley – “From the Hills of Donegal” (2007). | ||
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SOUVENIR DE VENICE. American?, Italian?; Hornpipe (2/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. This melody (which is similar to the “Banks Hornpipe”) was composed by a popular late 19th century stage violinist named Louis/Lewis Ostinelli, an Italian who arrived in Boston in the year 1818. Michael Broyles references the musician in his book Music of the Highest Class: Elitism and Populism in Antebellum Boston:
He was keenly aware of the reputation the violin had as a vernacular instrument in New England. According to several anecdotes, he was furious when his violin was referred to as a fiddle or when he was requested to play dance music. Once when asked by a lady if he was to play for a dance following a concert, he deliberately cut his violin strings and said 'Veree story, veree story, madam, you see I can no play.'
It is somewhat ironic that his lasting musical fame appears to be in this reel and “Ostinelli's Reel,” printed in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection/Cole’s 1000, for many years the primary texts for those “vernacular” fiddlers in the United States. Ostinelli’s variations on "Souvenir de Venice" are often used in modern times as a finale to “Banks Hornpipe.” See also another variant from the 1883 music manuscript collection of County Leitrim musician Stephen Grier, entered as "Morgan's Hornpipe" (Cornphiopa Ui Mhuireagain).
