Bull's Head Hornpipe

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 Theme code Index    12 6L5L 4L3L 1L7L
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 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(North West)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 6
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 152
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1751
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X: 1 % T:Bull's Head. JJo6.152 B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 6, 1751 Z:vmp.Steve Mansfield 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 K:G D | GBG AFD | EGE DCB, | CEC B,DB, | A,BG FED | GBG AFD | EGE DCB, | CEC B,DB, | A,GF G2 :| |: G | Bcd efg | ded dcB | cBc ABA | aga fed | gfe dcB | cac BAG | cBc Agf | gdB G2 :|


X: 1 % T:Bull's Head. Ru1.119, The B:Rutherford's Country Dances Vol 1, 1756 Z:village music project, Ruairidh Greig July 2015 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 K:G D|GBG AFD|EGE DCB,|CEC B,DB,|A,BG FED| GBG AFD|EGE DCB,|CEC B,DB,|A,GFG2:| |:G|Bcd efg|ded dcB|cBc ABA|aga fed| gfe dcB|cac BAG|cBc Agf|gdBG2:| W:The first Cu. Cast off & Hands round 4 with W:the 3d. Cu. .| Cast up & Hands round with the W:2d. Cu. Cross over & half figure .|. Right W:Hand & Left :|


X:1 % T:Bull Head M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 227) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C G|cec dBG|AcA GFE|FAF EGE|Dec BAG| cec dBG|AcA GFE|FAF EGE|DcB c2|| c|efg abc'|gag gfe|fef ded|d'c'd' bag| c'ba gfe|fd'f edc|fef dc'b|c'ge c2||