X:1
T:Grand Canal [2], The
C:E.C.R. (Edward Riley)
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 3” (1820, No. 62, p. 17)
F:
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab7b93e0-f959-0139-46b9-0242ac110002#/?uuid=277ff190-2ae4-013a-5cb8-0242ac110003
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(ba)|f2f2f2|f4 (ag)|e2e2e2|e4 (gf)|d4 fe|B4 ed|(dc)(BA).B.c|
d4 (ag)|e2e2e2|e4 (f^g)|a4 (^ga)|b4 ab|c'4 c'ab^g|a4:|
|:ag|(fe^d).B.c.d|e2e2 (gf)|(edc).A.B.c|d2d2 (cd)|e2e2 de|
f2f2 (ef)|^g2 (ga).b.g|a2 (b^g).a.=g|f2f2f2|f4 (ag)|
e2e2e2|e4 (gf)|defdcd|B4 (ge)|A2A2c'2|d'4:||
GRAND CANAL [2], THE. American, Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Grand Canal [2]" was composed by "E.C.R", presumably Edward Riley, in whose publication Riley's Flute Melodies vol. 3 (New York, 1820) the tune was published. The title probably refers to what is now known as the Erie Canal, which spanned New York state from Albany to Buffalo and afforded a route to the Great Lakes and the interior of the continent. Construction on the canal was started in 1817 and completed in 1825, and was heavily used until the advent of railroads made for even more swift and efficient transport.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Edward Riley (Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 3), 1820; No. 62, p. 17.
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