Oh! What a Row

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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H1H 6641H
 Also known as    Adventures of a Steam Packet (The), Picnickery, Tom Thumb (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Edward Riley
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Riley's Flute Melodies vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 18
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1820
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 Score   (1)   




X:18 T:Oh What a Row. RHu.018 T:Adventures of a Steam Packet,The,aka. RHu.018 T:Picnickery,aka. RHu.018 S:R.Hughes MS,1823,Whitchurch,Shrops. N:There is no repeat of the B music in the MS, but it sounds a little N:more balanced as shown here. N:Song first published in New York, 1822. N:The Steam Packet was perhaps a New York day trip ferry. A:Whitchurch, Shropshire Z:Neil Brookes 2006 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/2=90 C:as sung by James Barnes,N.Y.,1822 W:Oh! what a row! what a rumpus and a rioting. S:Village Music project, http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/HughesR.abc K:C c2GE|c2GE|cedc|cBAG|AcBA|AGFE|FG c2|c4|! c2GE|c2GE|cedc|cBAG|AcBA|AGFE|F2G2|c4|! |:eeec|eeec|eege|c2cc|dddB|dddB|GBAG|EFC2:|


X:1 T:Oh! What a Row M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:Harding's All-Round Collection, No. 3 (1905) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C cG/E/ cG/E/|c/e/d/c/ c/B/A/G/|A/c/B/A/ A/G/F/E/|FG cG| cG/E/ cG/E/|c/e/d/c/ c/B/A/G/|A/c/B/A/ A/G/F/E/|FG cz|| e/e/e/c/ e/e/e/c/|e/g/g/e/ d/B/G|d/d/d/B/ d/d/d/B/|G/A/G/F/ E/D/C| e.g/.g/ .g/.g/.g/z/|g/g/c'/b/ a/g/f/e/|f/g/a/f/ g/e/d/c/|B/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/||


X:47 T:Picknickery. JGi.047 T:Oh What A Row,aka. JGi.047 T:Adventures of a Steam Packet,aka. JGi.047 M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=140 S:Joshua Gibbons MS,1823,Tealby,Lincs. R:reel O:Tealby,Lincolnshire Z:VMP/R.Greig, 2009 B:Village Music project, Gibbons, Joshua F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/gibbon.abc K:D d2AFd2AF|.d.f.e.d (dc)(BA)|.B.d.c.B (BA)(GF)|G2A2d4:| f2(fd) fffd|ffaf dddd|e2ec eeec|ABAG FED2| (fa).a.a .a.a.a.a|ad'c'b bag2|ggbg afed|dbag (fe)d2| d2(AF)d2(AF)|dfed (dc)(BA)|BdcB (BA)(GF)|G2A2d4|]