Annotation:Venetian Hornpipe
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VENETIAN HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Boston publisher Elias Howe (c. 1867) prints instructions for a contra dance set to the tune.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 97. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c, 1867; p. 84. White’s Unique Collection, 1896; No. 99, p. 18.
Recorded sources:
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