Annotation:King's Hornpipe (1)
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KING'S HORNPIPE [1], THE. AKA and see "King's Head (1) (The)," "Soldier's Joy (1)." English, Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Vickers' "King's Hornpipe" is one of the earliest appearances in print of the ubiquitous "Soldier's Joy."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; p. 3. Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 246.
Recorded sources:
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