Roxburgh Castle Hornpipe

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 Theme code Index    1155 4452
 Also known as    Roxborough Castle, Blanchard's Hornpipe (1), Broken Hornpipe (The), Chester Castle (2), Marton's Hornpipe, Mr. Marton’s Hornpipe, McCarthy's Hornpipe, Queen's Hornpipe (4) (The), Wellington's Hornpipe (4)
 Composer/Core Source    Alexander Givan
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Hornpipe/Clog
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
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 Structure    AB, AABB, AABB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Thomas Calvert
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Marches & Quick Steps Strathspeys & Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 6
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1799
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Roxburgh Castle M:C L:1/8 R:reel Z:Philip Whittaker B:Calvert Collection, p. 6 K:A cB| AEAc ecec | d2 df ecBA | d2 fd c2 ec | B2 B2 B2 cB| AEAc ecec | dfdf ecBA | fgaf edcB | A2 A2 A2|| ef/2g/2 | aece Aece | aece Aece | dfdf cece | B2 B2 B2 cB| AEAc ecec | dfdf ecBA | fgaf edcB | A2 A2 A2||


X:1 T:Roxborough Castle Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks or the provenance of his N:ms. but it is probable he was from England. N:His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had possibly N:been in the possession of his descendants. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A cB|AEAc ecAc|dfdf ecAc|d2 fd c2 ec|B2B2B2 cB| AEAc ecAc|dfdf ecAe|fgaf edcB|A2A2A2:| |:ef/g/|aece AeAe|aeBe Afce|dfdf cece|B2B2B2 cB| AEAc eBAc|dfdf ecAc|fgaf edcB|A2A2A2:|


X:2 T:Roxburgh Castle M:4/4 L:1/8 S:James Nuttall MS, no. 9, c 1830?, Rossendale, East Lancs. R:Hornpipe O:England A:East Lancashire N:A good example of the blurring of the boundaries between N:hornpipes, breakdowns, reels and rants. CGP Z:vmp.Manchester Morris Men F:http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/atrilcoral.com/s.abc K:Bb FA|BABd fdBd|edeg fdBd|e2ge d2fd|cBcd cedc| B2Bd fdBd|edeg fdBd|bac'a bgfe|"s'qu's in ms"d2B2B2:| |:z2|bfdf gfdf|bfdf gfed|e2c'c' d2bb|cBcd cedc| B2Bd fdBd|edeg fdBd|bac'a bgfe|"s'qu's in ms"d2B2B2:|]


X:3 T:Roxburgh Castle M:C L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 214) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G BA|GDGB dBdB|{B}c2 ce dBAG|c2 ec B2 dB|A2A2 A2 (BA)| GDGB dBdB|cece dcAG|efge dcBA|G2G2G2|| (d/e/f)|gdBd GdBd|gdBd GdBd|cece BdBd|A2A2A2 BA| GDGB dBdB|cece dBAG|efge dcBA|G2G2G2||


X:4 T:Roxburgh Castle T:Untitled Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 B:L. Leadley MS#4, no. 117, c 1850 Z:Village Music Project, 2016 Ruairidh Greig K:A e3.f ecAc|agaf ecAc|d2fd c2 ec|(BA).B.c BcdB| e2ef ecAc|agaf ecAc|dfed cABG|A2A2A2:| |:(e/f/g)|aece Acec|aece Acec|d2fdc2ec|BABc BcdB| e2ef ecAc|(ag).a.f ecAc|dfed cABG|A2A2A2:|


X:5 T:Roxburgh Castle Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 43) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E2|A>GA>c e>^de>c|{e}d>cd>f e>cB>A|d>ef>d c>ed>c|{c}B>^AB>c B>dc>B| A>GA>c e>^de>c|{e}d>cd>f e>cB>A|f>ga>g e>dc>B|A2 [E2c2][C2A2]:| |:(ef/g/)|a>ec>e A>ec>e|a>ec>e A>ec>e|d>fd>f c>ec>e|{c}B>^AB>c B>dc>B| A>^GA>c e>^de>c|{e}d>cd>f e>cB>A|f>ga>f e>dc>B|A2 [C2A2][C2A2]:|]


X:6 T:Roxburgh Castle A:England F:http://richardrobinson.tunebook.org.uk/tune/10336 L:1/8 M:C| O:Walthwaite, nr.Ambleside. R:Hornpipe S:Henry Stables MS, no. 30, Cumbria, late 19th Century Z:vmp.Chris Partington %%TBL:{"version":"beta","type":"tune","id":"10336"} F:http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/tunebook.org.uk/tunebook.abc K:A (3EFG|A2Ac ecAc|dfdf ecAc|d2fdc2ec|d2B2B2(3EFG| A2Ac ecAc|dfdf ecAc|.e.a.g.f .e.d.c.B|B2A2A2:| |:(3efg|aece Aece|aece Aece|aece Aece|d2B2B2(3EFG| A2Ac ecAc|dfdf ecAc|.e.a.g.f .e.d.c.B|B2A2A2:|