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Theme code Index
5H1H53 153H2H
Also known as
Woodchopper's Breakdown , Woodchopper's Hornpipe , Pea Soup , Woodchopper (The) , Reel de la soupe aux pois , Lumberjack's Reel (3) , Reel des bûcherons , Wood Chopper's Breakdown
Composer/Core Source
Biography:Ned Landry
Region
Canada, United States
Genre/Style
Contra, Québécois/Acadian
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4, 2/2
History
USA(Central), USA(New England), USA(Great Lakes/Northern Tier), CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Québec), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario)
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Don Messer
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Way Down East
Tune and/or Page number
No. 15
Year of publication/Date of MS
1948
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score (1 )
X:1
T:Woodchopper's Reel
L:1/8
M:C|
K:D
afdB AdFA|DFAd f2ef|(3gfe cB Aceg|a^gab a2f=g|
afdB AdFA|DFAd f2ef|(3gfe cB Acec|dfec d4:|
|:DFAd (3BdB AF|DFAd (3BdB A2|A,CEA ceaf|gfed cBAF|
DFAd (3BdB AF|DFAd (3BdB A2|A,CEA ceaf|(3gfe cA d2FE:|
X:2
T:Woodchopper's Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:122
R:Reel
A:Missouri
B:Transcribed in OFTR as tune #73
Z:B. Shull, trans.; R.P. LaVaque, ABCs
K:D
FE|(DF)A(d Bd)AF|(DF)A(d BA)FD|(A,C)E(A c)(ea)(f|gf)ec (dB)AF|!
(DF)A(d Bd)AF|(DF)A(d BA)FD|(A,C)E(A c)(ea)(f|gf)ec d2:|!
|:f(g|af)df AdFA|(DF)Ad (fe)fa|(ge)ce (Ac)e(g|ag)ab (agf)(g|!
a-f)df AdFA|(DF)Ad f2e(f|g)ece (Ac)eg|(3fgf e(c d2):|!