Oyster River Reel (The)

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 Theme code Index    1336 5231
 Also known as    Church Street Polka (1), Flanagan's Polka, Gurteen Cross, Oyster River Hornpipe, St. Mary's
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    USA(New England)
 Structure    AABB, AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Elias Howe
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Second Part of the Musician's Companion
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 47
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1843
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 Score   (1)   



Oyster River Reel (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Oyster River M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:”Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes" (1826-1859, No. 29, p. 17) N:The melodist is a musician's ms., probably by a fiddler, that contains both N:tunes and songs from a variety of sources, American and European. The N:inscription on the inside cover reads, "This is from the Bridge family of N:Augusta, Maine (Horatio Bridge, friend of Hawthorne's)". However, entries in N:the ms. were in different hands indicating several contributors. N:The ms. is neat and the notation studied and precise. F: https://archive.org/details/Melodist/page/n17/mode/2up?view=theater Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|GB B/A/G/A/|Be e/f/g/e/|d/B/A/G/ AG/A/|B/c/B/A/ G/F/E/D/| GB B/A/G/A/|Be e/f/g/e/|d/B/A/G/ AG/A/|BGG:| |:d|gg g/f/e/d/|gg ag/a/|bb ag/a/|bb/a/ g/f/e/d/| gg g/f/e/d/|gg ag/a/|bb a/g/a/|bgg:| |:[Gd]|BB BA|GE EF/G/|AAAG|FD DF/G/| A/d/^c/d/ dA|A/d/^c/d/ dA|B/A/G/F/ G/E/A/G/|FDD:|


X:1 T:Oyster River M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:O'Flannagan - The Hibernia Collection (Boston, 1860, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|GB B/A/G/A/|Be e/f/g/e/|dB AG/A/|B/c/B/A/ G/F/E/D/| GB B/A/G/A/|Be e/f/g/e/|dB AG/A/|BG G:| |:e/f/|g>a g/f/e/d/|gg ag/a/|bb ag/a/|bb/a/ g/f/e/d/| e/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/|gg ag/a/|bb ag/a/|bgg:| |:BB B/c/B/A/|GE E2|AA A/B/A/G/|FDD| dc dA|B/A/B/c/ dA/G/|FD ED/E/|FDD:|]


X:1 T:Oyster River, The M:2/4 L:1/8 O:Irish R:Reel B:Kerr - Merry Melodies vol. 1 (c. 1880s, p. 41) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|GB B/A/G/A/|Be e/f/g/e/|dB A(G/A/)|B/c/B/A/ G/F/E/D/| GB B/A/G/A/|Be e/f/g/e/|dB A(G/A/)|BGG:| |:(e/f/)|g>a g/f/e/d/|gg a(g/a/)|b(b/a/) g/f/e/d/|e/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/| gg a(g/a/)|bb a(g/a/)|bb a(g/a/)|bgg:|]


X:1 T:Oyster River Hornpipe M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:White's Unique Collection (1896), No. 129 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D | GB B/A/G/A/ | Be e/f/g/e/ dB A(G/A/) | B/c/B/A/ G/F/E/D/ | GB B/A/G/A/ | Be e/f/g/e/ | dB A(G/A/) | BGG :| |: (e/f/) | g>a g/f/e/d/ | gg a(g/a/) | bb a(g/a/) | b(b/a/) g/f/e/d/ | e/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/ | gg a(g/a/) | bb a(g/a/) | bg [G,DBg] :|


X:100 T:Oyster River Hornpipe B:American Veteran Fifer (1905, No. 100). C:To E. Echarot, Fifer North Bend, Neb. Co.C.69th O.V.I. M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/8=180 K:G t=8 D | GB B/A/G/A/ | Be e/f/g/e/ | dB AG/A/ | B/c/B/A/ G/F/E/D/ | GB B/A/G/A/ | Be e/f/g/e/ | dB AG/A/ | BGG :| |: e/f/ | g>a g/f/e/d/ | gg ag/a/ | bb ag/a/ | bb/a/ g/f/e/d/ | e/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/ | gg ag/a/ | bb ag/a/ | bgg :|


Oyster River Reel (The): Annotations

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