Annotation:Prince Regent's Hornpipe (1)

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PRINCE REGENT'S HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The Prince Regent of England early in the 19th century was George IV, who ruled as regent from 1811-1820 due to the mental incapacity of his father, George III. He became King George IV on the death of his father and ruled until his own death in 1830. The decade prior to his kingship is called the Regency Period.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 115. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 153.

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