Annotation:Crooked Hornpipe
X: 10652 T: A FAVORITE HORNPIPE T:Crooked Hornpipe (Page) C: %R: hornpipe, reel B: Elias Howe "The Musician's Companion" Part 1 1842 p.65 #2 S: http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Musician's_Companion_(Howe,_Elias) Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: D % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A2 |\ Aafd Agec | Aafe dcBA | BgAf GeFd | efge dcBA | Aafd Agec | Aafd cdef | gABc daga | (e4 d2) :| |: (cd) |\ eAfA gAfA | eAce dcBA | BbAa GgFf | efge dcBA | BbBb AaAa | GgGg FfFf | cdef gABc | d2f2d2 :| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CROOKED HORNPIPE. New England, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Ralph Page (1903-1985), a New Hampshire born and raised (he was based in Keene for much of his life) dance caller and musician. Page's dance and musical career spanned some fifty-five years and he became the leading authority of his era on New England country dancing, internationally recognized for his accomplishments.
