Opera Reel (1)
X:6 T:Opera Reel [1], The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel/Country Dance B:Tracy’s selection of the present favorite country dances (179?) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D DD/D/ DG FEFA|DD/D/ DF EDEF|DD/D/ DG FEFA|BdAF E2E2:| |:dDdD dAFD|dDdD dAFD|dDdD dgfe|dDdD dAFD|BdAF E2E2:| |:afaf gege|fdfd ecBA|afaf gege|fbac d2d2:| |:Ddfd Eebg|Aceg fdfd|Ddfd Eege|fbac d2d2:||
X:1
T:Opera Reel, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:John Gow – A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs,
B:Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1804, p. 24)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D/D/D DG TFEFA|D/D/D DF TEDEF|D/D/D DG FEFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:(dD)(dD) dAFD|(dD)(dD) .d(gfe)|(dD)(dD) dAFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:afaf gege|fdcd ecBA|afaf gege|fdec d/d/d d2:|
|:.D(dfd) .E(ege)|Aceg fdfd|.D(dfd) .E(ege)|fdec d/d/d d2:|]
X:1
T:Opera Reel [1]
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Allegro"
R:Reel
B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 81)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
DD/D/ DD FEFA|DD/D/ DF EDEF|DD/D/ DD FEFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:dDdD dAFA|dDdD dgfe|dDdD dAFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:fafa gege|fdfd edBA|Ddfd Eege|fdec d/d/d d2:|
|:Ddfd Dege|Ddfd ecBA|fafa gege|fdec d2d2:|]
X:1
T:Opera Reel [2], The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:M.E. Eames music manuscript book, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 7)
S: http://archive.org/details/MEEamesBook
N:Eames was perhaps from Philadelphia
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
C2C2 EGEG|C2C2 DCDE|C2C2 EGEG|AcGE D2D2:|
|:c2c2 cGEG|c2c2 defd|c2c2 CGEG|AcGE D2D2:|
|:gege fdfd|egdc BA G2|gege fdfd|egdB c2c2:|
|:c2 ec defd|c2 ec dcBG|c2 ec defd|egdB c2c2:|]
X:1
T:Celebrated Opera Reel [2]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Howe - Musician's Omnibus (1862, p. 42)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D2D2 FAFA|D2D2 EDEF|D2D2 FAFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:d2d2 dAFA|d2d2 efge|d2d2 dAFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:afaf gege|faed cB A2|afaf gege|faec d2d2:|
|:d2 fd efge|d2 fd edcA|d2 fd efge|faec d2d2:|]
X:1
T:Opera Reel [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Kerr - Merry Melodies vol. 4 (c. 1880's, No. 55, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D/D/D D2 FEFA|D/D/D (DF) EDEF|D/D/D D2 FEFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:dDdD dAFA|dDdD egfe|dDdD dAFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:afaf gege|fdfd ecBA|Ddfd Eege|fdec d/d/d/ d2:|
|:Dddd Eege|Ddfd ecBA|afaf gege|fdec d/d/d d2:|
X:1
T:Opera Reel [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
A,2|D2 D2 FEFA|DCDF EDB,A,|D2 D2 FEFA|BdAF EDCE|
D2 D2 FEFA|DCDF EDB,A,|D2 D2 FEFA|(3Bcd AFE2||
|:(3ABc|dcec dAFA|Adcd egfe|dcec dAFA|BdAF E2:||
|:fg|afaf gfge|fafe dcBA|afaf gfge|faec d2:|
||(3ABc|defd efge|faec dcBA|defd efge|faec d2 (3ABc|
defd efge|faec dcBA|defd efge|faec d2|]