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'''FLORA'S BIRTHDAY'''. American, Jig. C Major (Howe/1843): D Major (Howe/1867). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. | '''FLORA'S BIRTHDAY'''. American, Jig. C Major (Howe/1843): D Major (Howe/1867, O'Flannagan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune appaers in a number of Boston publisher Elias Howe's publications, including his 1860 volume by Patrick O'Flannagan ('''Hibernia Collection'''), indicating that the tune may have an Irish provenance. | ||
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''Printed sources'': Howe ('''Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon'''), 1843; p. 9. Howe ('''1000 Jigs and Reels'''), c. 1867; p. 70. | ''Printed sources'': Howe ('''Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon'''), 1843; p. 9. Howe ('''1000 Jigs and Reels'''), c. 1867; p. 70. O'Flannagan ('''The Hibernia Collection'''), 1860; p. 10. | ||
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Revision as of 20:49, 14 February 2012
Tune properties and standard notation
FLORA'S BIRTHDAY. American, Jig. C Major (Howe/1843): D Major (Howe/1867, O'Flannagan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune appaers in a number of Boston publisher Elias Howe's publications, including his 1860 volume by Patrick O'Flannagan (Hibernia Collection), indicating that the tune may have an Irish provenance.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Howe (Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon), 1843; p. 9. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 70. O'Flannagan (The Hibernia Collection), 1860; p. 10.
Recorded sources: