"THE DANCE MUSIC OF IRELAND" 
First & Second Collection 
(R.M. Levey) 
London 1858 / 1873

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HORNPIPES

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folder 33 tune list

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X:331003 
T:BAG OF PRATIES (hornpipe), The  
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey1.52
%%text "quick"
%%vskip 20
N:N: No help from Mr. Levey as to what type of tune this is supposed to be. 
N:Sounds almost like a march! (Note B part is not repeated in source.)
L:1/8
%R:hornpipe
M:C
Q:1/4=160
K:D
%swing .25
d3c d2AB|=c3A B2A2|d3c dAAF|AFEF D2D2 :|
B2D2 AFED|B2AF A2A2|B2AF AFED|EDEF D2D2:|

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X:331013
T:CAPTAIN PADDY (hornpipe)   
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey1.79 
%%text "very quick"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Kind of a "half hornpipe" in Levey which I have made a "standard" 
N:hornpipe.
Q:1/4=150
N:N: Suggested alternate key = D
L:1/8
%R:hornpipe 
M:C
K:F 
%swing .25
c|dcAc FDFc|dcAc GABc|dcAc Ffec|dcAF G2de|
dcAc F2ce|dcAc GABc|dcAc Ffec|dcAF G3:|
g|f2af gfde|f2dc defg|afag fedc|1defA G2f :|
[2"^coda"defA G2A2|F4z4|]

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X:331014 
T:COMING THRO' THE FIELD (hornpipe)  
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey1.47
%%text "moderately quick - hornpipe"
%%vskip 20
N:N: This is a version of "Miss Thornton's Reel"
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
%R:hornpipe 
M:C
K:G
%swing .25
%%text A-B-A
D|G2Bd gdBd|cBAB cedc|BGGA BcdB|ecAF GFED|
G2Bd gdBd|cBAB cedc|BGGA BcdB|ecAF G3 :|
a|b2ag b2ag|egdg egdg|b2ag b2ag|egfa g2ga|
b2ag b2ag|egdg egdg|bgaf gefd|cdef "_DC"geg :|

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X:332011 
T:CORK HORNPIPE, The  
T:Harvest Home
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey2.69 
N:N: Source mm 4 and 12: |(3efd (3cdB (3ABG (3FGE|
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
M:C|
%R:hornpipe
K:D
%swing .25
DAFA DAFA|dfec dcBA|eAfA gAfA|"^4"edcB AGFE|
DAFA DAFA|dfec dcBA|efge aece|d2d2 d2z2 :|
eAAA fAAA|gAAA aAAA|eAfA gAaA|"^12"edcB AGFE|
DAFA DAFA|dfec dcBA|dfaf bgec|d2d2 d2z2 :|

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X:332028 
T:HORSESHOE SHOAL* (hornpipe)   
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey2.58 (unnamed)
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C|
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
Bc|d^ced =cBAG|BAGF GABc|dgfg edcB|AGFE D2Bc|
d^ced =cBAG|BAGF GABc|dgfg edAF|G2G2G2 :|
Bc|dgfg edBd|edef g2fg|edcB cBAG|AGFE D2EF|
G2G2 FAA2|GBdB c2dc|BdBG AcAF|G2G2G2 :|

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X:332057 
T:MY LOVE IS IN AMERICA (hornpipe)   
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey2.14 
%%text "allegro"
%%vskip 20
N:N: 1: No C naturals in this version. This tune is usually played as a 16-16 reel 
N:these days.
N:N: 2: Another "unbalanced" 8/16 tune.
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:C|
%R:hornpipe
K:D
%swing .25
G|FEFG ABcA|Addc Add2|FEFG ABcd|cAGA EDD :|
g|fded fded|Addc Addg|fded fded|cAGA EDD2|
fded fded|Addc Adde|fgag fded|cAGA EDD2 :|

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X:332061 
T:O'DWYER'S (hornpipe)  
N:N: aka "Waterford Hornpipe"
S:S: Levey2.33 (unnamed)
%%text "quick and well marked"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Yet another fairly well-known tune that Levey couldn't find a name for!
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
M:C|
%R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
dc|B2G2 G2AG|F2D2 D2dc|B2G2 G2Bd|egfa gedc|
B2G2 G2AG|F2D2 D2dc|BdBG AcAG|B2G2 G2 :|
ga|b2bb afdf|b2bb afdf|egfa gbag|f2d2 d2ga|
b2bb afdf|b2bb afdf|egfa gedc|B2G2 G2 :|
Bc|dBB2 GBB2|d2BB GBB2|cAA2 FAA2|c2AA FAA2|
dBB2 ecc2|edef g2ga|bgaf gedc|B2G2 G2 :| 

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X:331075 
T:PULLET (hornpipe), The   
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey1.95 
%%text "hornpipe"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
%R:hornpipe 
M:C|
K:D
%swing .25
fe|d2B2 B2dB|AFAB ABde|f2B2 B2dB|ABde fefa|
b2B2 B2dB|A2AB ABde|f2B2 B2dB|ABde f2 :|
fe|defg abaf|defg a2af|defg abaf|edef g2fe|
defg abaf|defg a2gf|gfga bagf|1 "thru"edef g2 :|
[2 "^coda"edBc Hd4|]

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X:331082 
T:RAMBLES IN SLIGO* (hornpipe)  
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey1.102 (unnamed) 
N:N: A 2-part version of "Over the Moor to Maggie"
Q:1/4=150
%%text "hornpipe"
%%vskip 20
L:1/8
%R:hornpipe 
M:C|
K:G
%swing .25
D2|G3A BABd|gdeB cBAG|EAAB A2GE|EAAB A2GE|
G3A BABd|gfgd edBG|EGGA G2ED|EGGA G2 :|
ga|b2bg a2ag|gfgd edBG|eaab a2gd|eaab a2ga|
b2bg a2af|gfgf edBG|EGGA G2ED|EGGA G2 :|

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X:331092 
T:SOLDIER'S JOY (hornpipe), The   
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey1.90 (unnamed) 
%%text "reel or hornpipe"
%%vskip 20
N:N: I can't imagine how this well-known tune (in three traditions!) could be 
N:a "gan ainm", but then Mr. Levey wasn't a traditional musician.
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
%R:hornpipe 
M:C|
K:D
%swing .25
DF|AFDF AFDF|A2d2 d2cB|AFDF AFDF|G2E2 E2FG|
AFDF AFDF|A2d2 d2de|fafd egec|d2d2 d2:|
de|fefg fagf|edcd efge|fefg fagf|edcB A2de|
fefg fagf|edcd efge|afdf gece|d2d2 d2 :|

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X:331101 
T:THADY'S WATTLE (hornpipe)  
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey1.52
%%text "moderate and well marked - hornpipe"
%%vskip 20
N:N: Levey has this pleasant tune as A-BB. I added a repeat to the first part.
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
%R:hornpipe
M:C
K:G
%swing .25
G2BG BddB|cBcd efg2|B2BG Bdgd|ecBc A2EF|
G2BG BddB|cBcd e2dc|B2cA Bdgd|ecBc A2G2 :|
g2a2 bggd|edef gdBG|g2a2 bggd|eccA B2A2|
bgaf gfed|egfa gedB|GBAc Bdgd|ecBc A2G2 :|

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X:331109 
T:WILL YOU TAKE A FLUTTER? (hornpipe)  
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
S:S: Levey1.76 
%%text "moderately quick - hornpipe"
%%vskip 20
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
%R:hornpipe
M:C
K:G 
%swing .25
dc|BGFG Bdd2|eAAB cdBc|dGFG Bdcd|eAAB c2BA|
BGFG Bdd2|eAAB cdBc|dGFG Bdcd|eAAB c2 :|
dc|Bdgf edcB|Aaag f2ef|gdcB edcB|cBAG FAed|
BGGA Bdcd|eAAB cdBc|dGFG B2cd|1 "thru"eAAB c2:|
[2 "^coda"eAAB cAGF|G4z4|]

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