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Theme code Index
531H1H 532H2H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Contra
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
C
Accidental
NONE
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4
History
USA(New England)
Structure
AB
Editor/Compiler
Elias Howe
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Musician's Omnibus No. 1
Tune and/or Page number
p. 46
Year of publication/Date of MS
c. 1862
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score
French Four (4): Annotations
X:1
T:French Four [4]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Contra Dance Tune
B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus No. 1 (1862, p. 46)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
G/G/|GE/E/ Ec/B/|c/B/c/d/ cG/G/|GE/E/ Ed/^c/|d/^c/d/e/ dG/G/|
GE/E/ Ec/B/|c/Bc/d/ ee/f/|g/a/g/f/ e/f/e/d/|cec||
e/f/|ga/g/^f/ gg/=f/|e/f/e/d/ cd/e/|f/g/f/e/ ff/e/|d/e/d/^c/ de/f/|
g/a/g/^f/ gg/=f/|e/f/e/d/ cd/e/|f/g/f/e/ d/c/B/d/|cec||
X:1
T:French Four [4]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
G/G/ | GE/E/ Ec/B/ | c/B/c/d/ cG/G/ | GE/E/ Ed/^c/ | d/^c/d/e/ dG/G/ |
GE/E/ Ec/B/ | c/B/c/d/ ee/f/ | g/a/g/f/ e/f/e/d/ | cec ||
e/f/ | g/a/g/^f/ gg/=f/ | e/f/e/d/ cd/e/ | f/g/f/e/ ff/e/ | d/e/d/^c/ de/f/ |
g/a/g/^f/ gg/=f/ | e/f/e/d/ cd/e/ | f/g/f/e/ d/c/B/d/ | cec ||
French Four (4): Annotations
