Bell's Favorite

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Theme code Index	3465 751H5
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Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, Down-East/Maritime
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	USA(New England), CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Don Messer
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Way
Tune and/or Page number	No. 74
Year of publication/Date of MS	1948
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BELL'S FAVORITE. Canadian, New England; Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Bears some resemblance to "Tennessee Hornpipe" in Bayard (1981).

Printed sources: Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 74. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 132, p. 87. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 46.

X:1
T:Bell's Favorite
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
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FEF GFG|BAF A2d|cde ABc|d3 d3:|
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