Annotation:Broadsword Hornpipe (1)
X:1 T:Broad Sword Hornpipe, The C:Sanderson M:C L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 313, p. 87) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n101/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D a>f|d>cd>c d>fa>f|d>d>c d>fa>f|g>ab>a g>fe>d|e>dc>B A>Bc>A| d>cd>c d>fa>f|d>cd>c d>fa>f|g>ab>g f>ed>c|d2d2d2:| |:c>d|e>^de>f e>c A2|f>ef>g f>d A2|g>ab>a g>fe>d|e>dc>B A2 c>d| e>^de>f e>cA2|f>ef>g f>d A2|g>ab>g f>ed>c|d2d2d2:|]
BROADSWORD HORNPIPE, THE. English, Scottish; Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. According to Brown & Stratton's British Musical Biography (1769-1841), the "Broadside Hornpipe" was the composition of violinist and composer James Sanderson, born in Workington, Cumberland. Sanderson composed music for operas, pantomimes and dramas, as well as incidental pieces. The tune was published on a single sheet (with "Shawl Dance (1)") in Baltimore in 1813, with the heading "As Performed by the Misses Abercrombie at the New Theatre."