Essence of Old Kentucky

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 Theme code Index    1350 1H455L
 Also known as    Essence of Old Virginia
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Minstrel, Stage
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1883
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 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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X:1 T:Essence of Old Virginia M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:”Slow” B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 635) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F CDE|FzG AzB|cf2 z2f|fzd Bzd|c2z CDE| FzG AzB|cf2 z2f|g2^f g2a|g2z CDE| FzG AzB|cf2 z2f|f2d B2d|cAz z2a| a3c’2a|g3 b2g|azb gza|f2z||cde|f3 a2f|e3 g2e| d^cd fed|cAz z2A|d3-d2 zB|c30 czA|G2^F G2A| G3 cde|f3 a2f|e3 g2e|d^cd fed|cAz z2a|[d3d’3] [dd’]z[dd’]|[c3c’3] [cc’]za|g2^f g2a|=f3||


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