Annotation:Stephenson's Monument
X:1 T:Stephenson's Monument - Hornpipe C:W. Stewart B:Köhler's Violin Repository, Book 2, 1885, p. 116 Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige M:C| L:1/8 K:E (g>a)|(b>^a)b>g (e>g)f>e|(d>e)f>d (B>c)B>A|(G>B)e>B (c>A)f>e|(d>e)f>d B2g>a|(b>^a)b>g (e>g)f>e|(d>e)f>d (B>c)B>A|(G>B)e>B (c>a)f>d|e2e2 e2:| |:(d>e)|f>B~B2 (f>B)a>B|g>B~B2 (g>B)b>g|(f>a)g>f (e>d)c>^B|=B2B2 B2(B>A)| (G>B)e>B (c>A)f>e|(d>B)g>e (e>c)a>f|(g>b)e>g (f>a)d>f|e2e2 e2:|]
STEPHENSON’S MONUMENT. English, Hornpipe. E Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A statue in Newcastle, northern England, honoring George Stephenson (1741-1848) the railway pioneer. His son Robert designed the High Level Bridge (see note for “High Level Hornpipe (1)”).