Astley's Ride

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 Theme code Index    1H1H2H2H 1H61H5H
 Also known as    Astley's (Hornpipe), Ashley's Flag (2), Ashley's Ride, Baron's Court Dance, Country Dance (1), Drumley's Ride, Leslie's Hornpipe, Mozart's 1st Set of Quadrilles: No.4
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Edward Riley
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Riley's Flute Melodies vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 170, p. 44
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1814
 Artist    
 Title of recording    The Village Green: Dance Music of Old Strubridge Village
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    North Star Records NS0038
 Year recorded    
 Media    
Astley's Ride
Played by: The Black Smock Band
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 Score   (1)   
Astley's Ride





X:1 T:Astley’s Ride M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 170, p. 44) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n59/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D a/f/|ddd c/d/|eee g/e/|d/c/B/A/ B/d/c/e/| ddd a/f/|ddd c/d/|eee g/e/|d/c/B/A/ B/d/c/e/|ddd:| |:d/e/|fff e/f/|ggg b/g/|eee d/e/|f/g/a/f/ da/f/| ddd c/d/|eee g/e/|d/c/B/A/ B/d/c/e/|ddd:|]


X:1 T:Astley's Ride M:2/4 L:1/8 K:D |:(a/f/)|dd dc/d/|ee e(f/e/)|d/c/B/A/ Bc|d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/| dd d(c/d/)| ee e(f/e/)|d/c/B/A/ Bc|(d2 d):| |:A|ff f(e/f/) | gg g(b/g/)| ee e(d/e/)| ff f/g/a/f/| dd dc/d/|ee ef/e/|d/c/B/A/ Bc|(d2 d):||


X:2 T:Ashley's Flag [2] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 30) N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria N:The tune is “Astley’s Ride” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D a/f/|dd dc/d/|ee ef/e/|d/c/B/A/ Bc|d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/| dd dc/d/|ee eg/e/|d/c/B/A/ B/d/c/e/|ddd:| |:d/e/|ff fe/f/|gg gb/g/|ee ed/e/|ff fa/f/| dd dc/d/|ee eg/e/|d/c/B/A/ B/d/c/e/|ddd:|]


X:132 T:Ashley's Ride. Roose.0132 T:Astley's Ride,aka. Roose.0132 Z:Village Music Project. Nigel Rainer 2019 B:Roose MS, 1850 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 K:D a/f/|dd dc/d/|ee eg/e/|d/c/B/A/ B/d/c/e/|df fa/f/| dd dc/d/|ee eg/e/|d/c/B/A/ B/d/c/e/|ddd:| |:d/e/|ff fe/f/|gg gg/f/|ee ed/e/|f/g/a/f/ da/f/| dd dc/d/|ee ef/e/|d/c/B/A/ B/d/c/e/|ddd:|


X:1 T:Astly’s Hornpipe T:Astley’s Ride M:C L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 27, p. 8) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=7&z=155.5471%2C290.5714%2C3311.2468%2C1281.9895 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D AB/c/|d2d2d2 cd|e2e2e2 fe|dcBA B2c2|d2f2 A2 af| d2d2d2 cd|e2e2e2 fe|dcBA B2c2|d3 d3|| f2f2f2 ef|g2g2g2 bg|e2e2e2de|f2f2 fgaf| d2d2d2 cd|e2e2 egfe|dcBA B2c2|d3 d3||