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Theme code Index
1H765 5555
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
A
Accidental
3 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
USA/Southwest"USA/Southwest" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
BEAR CREEK HOP. Old-Time, Texas; Breakdown. USA, Texas. A Major. Standard or AEae tunings. AABB (Christeson): ABB' (Silberberg). The melody feature pizzicato E notes in both parts.
Sources for notated versions: Texas swing fiddler Junior Daugherty (Texas) [Christeson]; Dale Potter [Phillips]; Roger Cooper [Silberberg].
Printed sources: R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pg. 7. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 20. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 7.