Silver Bells

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Theme code Index	3454 3215L
Also known as	Silver Bell
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Percy Wenrich & Edward Madden
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Polka
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4, 2/4, 2/2
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 127
Year of publication/Date of MS	1995
Artist	Biography:Ada Jones & Billy Murray
Title of recording	Silver Bell
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Edison Ed 10492
Year recorded	1911
Media
Score (1)

Silver Bells: Annotations

X:1 T:Silver Bells N:From the playing of fiddler Cecil (1918-1991) and John N:Snow of Fort Smith, Arkansas, here Cecil retired. M:2/4 L:1/16 R:Air or Polka D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/silver-bells D:Cecil & John Snow - "Old Time Fiddlin' and Pickin': Sounds D:from the Ozarks." Q:Moderately Quick Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G {A}B4{B}c4 |{c}d2d2{B}c2c2|{A}B2 BB A2G2|G2B2D4-| D2B2A2G2|F2A2 D4-|D2c2B2A2|{A}B4d4-|d4| {A}B4{B}c4 |{c}d2d2{B}c2c2|{A}B2 BB A2G2| G2B2D4-| D2B2A2G2|F4d4-|d2c2 (B/c/B) A2|G8-|G2||G,A, B,2C2| D4D2D2|E4c3A-|B2B4GE|D4c3[GA]-| [A2A2][A4A4]FE|D3A-c3A-| B2B4GE|D4- D2 G,A, B,2C2| D4D2D2|E4c3A-|B2B4GE|D4c3[GA]-| [A2A2]AB A2 FE|D2c2 (B/c/B) A2|G8-|G2||

X:1 T:Silver Bells N:From the playing of Doug Stipe (Jessamine County, Ky.) N:recorded y Barbara Kunkle in 1979. M:C| L:1/8 D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/674 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C EF|G2FG- GF G2|A4f4|e2 e4c2|G6E2| F2d4B2|G4 A4 |[e2e2][e4e4] c2|G2E2F2^F2| G2FG- GF G2|A4f4|e2 e4c2|G6E2| F2d4B2|G2f2e2d2|c8-|c6|| ef|g2ge f2fd|e2e2ded2|c2e2G4-|G2e2d2c2| Bd3 G4-|G2e2d2c2|eceg- g4-|g2 e2f2^f2| g2ge f2fd|e2e2ded2|c2e2G4-|G2e2d2c2| Bd3 G4-|G2f2e2d2|c4 _B4|A4 G4|| K:F A2c2-ABc2|A4 b4| etc.

Silver Bells: Annotations