Blanchard's Hornpipe (2)

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Theme code Index	1H345 3345
Also known as	Fisher's Hornpipe, Fisherman's Lilt (3)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	John Watlen
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Celebrated Circus Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	p. 11
Year of publication/Date of MS	1791
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BLANCHARD'S HORNPIPE [2]. AKA - "Fisher's Hornpipe," "Fisherman's Lilt (3)." Scottish, Hornpipe. D Major (MacDonald): G Major (Aird). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is almost universally known as "Fisher's Hornpipe" nowadays, but was first published under the "Blanchard's" title in John Watlen's Celebrated Circus Tunes (Edinburgh, 1791), a reference to Edinburgh's Royal Circus, and extension of Phillip Astley's London-based Royal Circus. "Blanchard's Hornpipe" also appears in a violin player's manuscript collection made by one William Goulding of Hammond Marsh, Co. Cork, dated 1818, set in the key of G Major.

The title perhaps is associated with the daring 1785 balloon flight of French inventor Jean-Pierre Blanchard [1] (1753-1809), who made the first flight over the English Channel, taking about 2½ hours to travel from England to France, flying from Dover Castle to Guînes. Blanchard, who toured extensively demonstrating his balloons and parachutes, was awarded a substantial pension by Louis XVI.

Printed source: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4), 1796; No. 92, p. 37. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 172. Watlen (The Celebrated Circus Tunes), 1791; p. 11.

X:1
T:Blanchard's Hornpipe [2]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
N:"Danc'd by Mr. Aldrige"
B:John Watlen - The Celebrated Circus Tunes (Edinburgh, 1791, p. 11)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
dAFA GBAG|FAFA GBAG|FDFD GEGE|AFED DCB,A,|
dAFA GBAG|FAFA GBAG|FdBg fdec|d2d2d2:|
|:ecAc ecge|fdAd fdaf|ecAc ecaf|edcB A4|
BGDG BGdB|AFDF AFdA|AFdB AFGE|D2D2D2z2:|]

X:2
T:Blanchard’s Hornpipe [2]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 92, p. 37)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
gdBd cedc|BdBd cedc|BGBG cAcA|dBAG GFED|
gdBd cedc|BdBd cedc|Bgeb agaf|g2g2g2:|
|:afdf afc’a|bgeg bgd’b|afdf afd’b|agfe d4|
ecGc ecge|dBGB dBgd|dBge dBcA|G2G2G2z2:|]

X:3
T:Blanchard's Hornpipe [2]
T:Fisher's Hornpipe
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:MacDonald - Skye Collection  (1887)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A(B/c/)|d>AF>A G>BA>G|F>AF>A G>BA>G|F>DF>D G>EG>E|F>DF>D E2 AB/d/|
d>AF>A G>BA>G|F>DF>D G>BA>G F>Ad>f g>ec>e d2[F2d2][F2d2]:|
|:(cd)|e>cA>c e>cg>e|f>dA>d f>da>f|e>cA>c e>cg>f|e>dc>B A2 FG/A/|
B>GE>G A>Fd>B|A>FD>F A>Fd>A|B>dc>B A>GF>E|D2 [F2d2][F2d2]:|