Beeswing

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Theme code Index	1H1H51 4542
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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.
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Hall & Stafford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Charlton Memorial Tune Book
Tune and/or Page number	p. 2
Year of publication/Date of MS	1974
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<abc float="left"> X: 1 T: Beeswing M: 4/4 L: 1/8 R: reel K: Dmaj A |: d2dB AFDF | GBAF GEEA | d2dB AFDA |1 GBAF D2DA :|2 GBAF D2g2 || fdaf gebg | fdec dcBA | fdaf gebg | fdec d2dg | fdaf gbeg | fdec dcBA | FAdc Bdea | fdec d2 d2 || </abc>

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.

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