Balfe's Hornpipe

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Theme code Index	1H765 43H3H5H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 1736, p. 323.
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
Artist
Title of recording
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Year recorded
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Score ()

X:1
T:Balfe's Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1736
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:D
(3ABc | d>ec>d (3BAG (3AGF | G2 f<b f>ba>g|(3fag (3fed (3egf (3edc |(3dfa (3d'c'b (3aba (3gfe | 
d>ec>d (3BAG (3AGF | G2 f<b f>ba>g|(3fag (3gfe (3egf (3edc | d2f2d2 :|
|: ABc | d>f (3abc' d'>c'd'>c' | b>ab>c' b>ge>d|c>de>f g>fg>b | a>^ga>b a2 (3ABc | 
d>f (3abc' d'>c'd'>c' | b>ab>c' b2 a>g|(3fag (3fed (3ege (3edc | d2f2d2 :||

BALFE'S HORNPIPE. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.

Source for notated version: uilleann piper Sergeant James Early (b. late 1840's), originally from Carrigallen, County Leitrim, and a Chicago police colleague of O'Neill's [O'Neill].

Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1736, pg. 323.

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