Old Water Street

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 Theme code Index    5L123 5454
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Zeke Backus
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Minstrel
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    George H. Coes
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 30
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1876
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Old Water Street C:Zeke Backus M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists, B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs, B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, p. 30) N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E/A/ (3A/B/c/ {c}B/A/c/e/|(3e/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ (3e/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ |E/A/ (3A/B/c/ {c}B/A/c/e/|(3e/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ (3A/c/e/ a:| e/a/ (3a/a/a/ g/f/e/g/|f/e/d/f/ e/c/A|c/a/ (3a/a/a/ g/f/e/g/|f/e/d/f/ ec/B/| (3A/c/e/ (3a/e/c/ B/A/F/E/|(3A/c/e/ (3a/e/c/ B/A/F/E/|A/c/B/d/ c/e/e/f/|(3e/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ (3A/c/e/ a| g/e/ z/a/ g/e/ z/e/|(3A/c/e/ (3a/f/d/ e/c/A|c/a/ (3a/a/a/ a/a/a/a/|a/e/c'/e/ b/e/ (3e/e/e/| a/a/ (3a/a/a/ e/e/ (3e/e/e/|c/A/B/G/ A/F/ z/E/|(3A/B/c/ (3B/c/d/ (3c/d/e/ (3d/e/f/|(3ef/e/ (3d/c/B/ (3A/c/e/ a||