Annotation:Richer's Hornpipe (2)
X:1 T:Richer's Hornpipe [2] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Maurice Hime - Hime's Pocket Book vol. 2 (c. 1810, p. 22) K:D AF|D2d2d2 cd|ecAc d2 de|fefd gfge|afdf e2 FA| D2d2d2 cd|ecAc d2 de|fefd ecdB|A2A2A2z2:| |:fg|afdf A=cBA|B2G2G2 ga|b^geg BdcB|c2A2A2 fg| (3agf (3agf gbgb|(3agf (3agf gbgb|ad'af egfe|f2d2d2:|]
RICHER'S HORNPIPE [2]. AKA and see: "Bridge of Lodi (The)," "Huntsman's Hornpipe," "Murray's Hornpipe (1)," "Nelson's Hornpipe (2)," "Saxon's Hornpipe," "Stage Hornpipe (4) (The)." English; Hornpipe (2/4, whole or cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Richer's Hornpipe [2]" is a member of a large early 19th century hornpipe family with numerous titles and variants. The melody is here associated with a rope dancer named Richer (for whom see "annotation:Richer's_Hornpipe_(1)).
