Annotation:Vestris' Hornpipe

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VESTRI'S HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Can be used as a Clog" (Cole). The title may refer to the English actress, dancer and singer Madame Vestris [1] (1797-1856), who produced comedies and extravaganzas at the elegant little theatre, the Olympic, in the 1830’s.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 111. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 148.

Recorded sources:

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