X:1
T:Manchester Hornpipe [5]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
B:Elias Howe – Second Part of the Musician’s Companion (1843, p. 39)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
ed|dcec cBdB|BA (3AcB A2E2|FAGB Afec|cBAB c2B2|
dcec cBdB|BA (3AcB A2G2|FAGB Afed|c2A2A2:|
|:e|aece Acec|fdBA GABg|agfe dcBA|GABB e2d2|
dcec cBdB|BA (3ABc c2E2|FAGB Afed|c2A2A2:|
MANCHESTER HORNPIPE [5]. American, Hornpipe (cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title may refer to the city of Manchester, New Hampshire. Elias Howe collected a number of regional New England tunes for his early compendiums.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Elias Howe (Second Part of the Musician’s Companion), 1843; p. 39.
