Bonaparte's Hornpipe

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 Theme code Index    3333 4444
 Also known as    Boney's Hornpipe, Madam Bonaparte, Madame Bonaparte, Mike Sullivan's Hornpipe (1), Tom Billy's Hornpipe
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Hornpipe/Clog
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James S. Kerr
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Merry Melodies vol. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 267, p. 29.
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1880's
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Boney’s Hornpipe T:Bonaparte's Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Crossmolina, County Mayo), a musically literate N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873. S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology, S:2007, p. 18. Carolan ms. 1, No. 50 K:A c2 (cB) cecA|dcdc defg|agaf ecAc|dcBA GFED| c2 (cB) cecA|dcde (fg)af|efed cABG|A2A2 {A}A4:| |:Aceg agbg|((3efe) (ef)|edcB|Aceg agbg|((3efe) (ef) edcB| Acec Aece|dfBf dfBf|ceAe ceAe|GBEB GBEB| ceAe ceAe|dcde (fg)af|(ef)ed (cA)BG|A2A2{A}A4:|


X:1 T:Bonaparte's Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 267 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A (ed)|c2c2 cecA|d2d2 dfdB|Aceg agaf|ecdB AGFE| c2c2 cecA|dcde fgaf|ecAc dBGB|A2A2A2:| |:(cd)|ecec agaf|ecef edcB|Aceg agaf|ecef edcB| Aece Aece|dcde fgaf|ecAc dBGB|A2A2A2:||