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Theme code Index	1133 1126L
Also known as	McDonagh's Reel (4), Duke of Cornwall's Reel, Tommy Gunn's Reel, Celebrated Opera Reel (2)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, England, Ireland, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, English, Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	USA(Central), USA(Mid Atlantic), USA(New England), USA(Great Lakes/Northern Tier), USA(Southwest), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario)
Structure	ABBCCD
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Thomas WIlson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Companion to the Ball Room
Tune and/or Page number	p. 81
Year of publication/Date of MS	1816
Artist	Biography:Jasper Bisbee
Title of recording	Opera Reel
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Edison 51278 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1923
Media
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X:6
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T:Opera Reel, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel/Country Dance
B:Tracy’s selection of the present favorite country dances (179?)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
DD/D/ DG FEFA|DD/D/ DF EDEF|DD/D/ DG FEFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:dDdD dAFD|dDdD dAFD|dDdD dgfe|dDdD dAFD|BdAF E2E2:|
|:afaf gege|fdfd ecBA|afaf gege|fbac d2d2:|
|:Ddfd Eebg|Aceg fdfd|Ddfd Eege|fbac d2d2:||

X:1
%
T:Opera Reel [1]
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Allegro"
R:Reel
B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 81)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
DD/D/ DD FEFA|DD/D/ DF EDEF|DD/D/ DD FEFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:dDdD dAFA|dDdD dgfe|dDdD dAFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:fafa gege|fdfd edBA|Ddfd Eege|fdec d/d/d d2:|
|:Ddfd Dege|Ddfd ecBA|fafa gege|fdec d2d2:|]

X:1
%
T:Opera Reel [2], The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:M.E. Eames music manuscript book, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 7)
S: http://archive.org/details/MEEamesBook
N:Eames was perhaps from Philadelphia
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
C2C2 EGEG|C2C2 DCDE|C2C2 EGEG|AcGE D2D2:|
|:c2c2 cGEG|c2c2 defd|c2c2 CGEG|AcGE D2D2:|
|:gege fdfd|egdc BA G2|gege fdfd|egdB c2c2:|
|:c2 ec defd|c2 ec dcBG|c2 ec defd|egdB c2c2:|]

X:1
%
T:Celebrated Opera Reel [2]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Howe - Musician's Omnibus (1862, p. 42)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D2D2 FAFA|D2D2 EDEF|D2D2 FAFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:d2d2 dAFA|d2d2 efge|d2d2 dAFA|BdAF E2E2:|
|:afaf gege|faed cB A2|afaf gege|faec d2d2:|
|:d2 fd efge|d2 fd edcA|d2 fd efge|faec d2d2:|]

X:1
%
T:Opera Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
A,2|D2 D2 FEFA|DCDF EDB,A,|D2 D2 FEFA|BdAF EDCE|
D2 D2 FEFA|DCDF EDB,A,|D2 D2 FEFA|(3Bcd AFE2||
|:(3ABc|dcec dAFA|Adcd egfe|dcec dAFA|BdAF E2:||
|:fg|afaf gfge|fafe dcBA|afaf gfge|faec d2:|
||(3ABc|defd efge|faec dcBA|defd efge|faec d2 (3ABc|
defd efge|faec dcBA|defd efge|faec d2|]

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