Bennett's Favorite

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 Theme code Index    1315 1H1H2H5
 Also known as    Bennett's Reel, Great Eastern Reel (1), John Brennan's Reel (1), Grondeuse (1) (La), O’Byrne’s Fancy, Scups Come, Silver Spire (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Contra, Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English), USA(Central), USA(New England)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Buckley
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Buckley's New Banjo Method
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 78
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1860
 Artist    Biography:Natalie MacMaster
 Title of recording    Fit as a Fiddle
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Canadian Broadcasting Corp. NMAS 1972
 Year recorded    1993
 Media    
 Score   ()   




X:1 T:Bennet's Favorite Reel T:(Silver Spire) M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Buckley’s New Banjo Method (1860, p. 78) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A,|DF/E/ D/F/A/c/|d/c/d/f/ e/c/A/F/|G/B/E/G/ F/A/D/F/|G/F/E/D/ C/E/A,/C/| DF/E/ D/F/A/c/|d/c/d/f/ e/c/A/F/|G/B/E/G/ F/A/D/F/|E/D/C/E/ D:| |:A,|A,B,C/D/ E/F/G/E/|F/D/E/F/ G/A/B/c/|d/c/d/A/ B/c/d/f/|g/f/g/e/ d/c/B/A/| d/e/f/d/ c/e/A/c/|d/c/d/B/ A/F/D/F/|G/B/E/G/ F/A/D/F/|E/D/C/E/ D:|]


X:2 T:Bennett’s Favorite Reel M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:Clinton W. Bisbee (West Sumner, Me., August, 1904) N:The inscription on the front cover indicates the that contents were N:copied from the Dec. 25, 1864, music manuscript of Frank Richardson, N: who lived in a town called Mt. Vernon, Me., later called Canton, Me.. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F C|FA/G/ F/A/c/e/|f/e/f/a/ g/e/c/A/|(B/<d/)G/>B/ (A/<c/)F/>A/|B/A/G/F/ E/G/B,/E/| FA/G/ F/A/c/e/|f/e/f/a/ g/e/c/A/|(B/<d/)G/>B/ A/<c/F/>A/|G/F/E/G/ F:| |:C|C/D/E/F/ G/A/B/G/|A/F/G/A/ B/c/d/e/|(f/e/).f/.c/ d/e/f/a/|(b/a/).b/.g/ f/e/d/c/| f/g/a/f/ (e/<g)c/>e/|f/e/f/d/ c/A/F/A/|(B/<d/)G/>B/ (A/<c/)F/>A/|G/F/E/G/ F:|]


X:1 T:Bennett's Reel R:reel C:Trad. S:Cyril Stinnett A:Missouri Z:B. Shull, trans.; R.P. LaVaque, ABCs M:2/4 L:1/16 K:D ((3A,B,C)|D2)FE (DF)A(B|dc)df e(cA)F|GBEG (FE)D(F|GF)ED CEA,C|! D2FE (DF)A(B|dc)df e(cA)F|GBEG (FE)(DF)|(ED)CE D2:|! |:D(B,|A,B,)CD (EF)G(E|FD)EC (DF)A(c|dc)dA FAd(e|gf)g(f e)(dc)A|! (de)fd (cd)ec|(Bc)(dB) A(GF)D|(GF)EG (FE)DF|(EDCE D2:||