Find traditional instrumental music
Lightning Hornpipe (3) Click on the tune title to see or modify Lightning Hornpipe (3)'s annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided. Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:Lightning Hornpipe (3) Query the Archive
Theme code Index
1351H 2H76H5H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Contra
Meter/Rhythm
Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
E
Accidental
3 flats
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/8
History
USA(New England)
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Elias Howe
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Second Part of the Musician's Companion
Tune and/or Page number
p. 70
Year of publication/Date of MS
1843
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score (1 )
X:1
T:Lightning Hornpipe [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Elias Howe – Second Part of the Musician’s Companion (1843, p. 70)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
E/E/|E2G G2B|B2e e2g|f=ef dfa|c'b=a b2 E/E/|
E2G G2B|B2e e2g|f=ef aBd|fee e2:|
|:f|f2 f f=ef|b2f d2d|f2e c2=A|B2d f2f|
f2f f=ef|b2f d2d|fec =AGA|cBB B2!D.C.!:|