Bear Creek Hop

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 Theme code Index    1H765 5555
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 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    USA/Southwest"USA/Southwest" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:R.P. Christeson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Old Time Fiddlers Repertory vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 7
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1973
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BEAR CREEK HOP. Old-Time, Texas; Breakdown. USA, Texas. A Major. Standard or AEae tunings. AABB (Christeson): ABB' (Silberberg). The melody feature pizzicato E notes in both parts.

Sources for notated versions: Texas swing fiddler Junior Daugherty (Texas) [Christeson]; Dale Potter [Phillips]; Roger Cooper [Silberberg].

Printed sources: R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pg. 7. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 20. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 7.

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