City Life

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Theme code Index	5553H 74H2H1H
Also known as	Londonbridge Hornpipe (The), O'Keeffe's Hornpipe (2), Showman's Fancy, Violetta
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Contra
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 155
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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CITY LIFE. AKA and see "Londonbridge Hornpipe (The)," "O'Keeffe's Hornpipe (2)," "Showman's Fancy," "Violetta." American, Clog (Hornpipe). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune also appears in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) under the title "Violetta," as well as "City Life."

Printed source: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 118. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 155.

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T:City Life
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L:1/8
R:Clog
S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
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