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Theme code Index
1H1H51 4542
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region
England
Genre/Style
Northumbrian/Borders
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
England/North East"England/North East" 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.
BEESWING. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Not the more famous "Bee's Wing Hornpipe" by James Hill. The reel is attributed to Robert Lightfoot by Hall & Stafford, a composer of several tunes to be found in Northumbrian collections.
Printed source: Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; p. 2.
