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THREE COLLECTIONS



These three very early printed collections were published with explanatory notes  as 'Three Extraordinary Collections', Pete Stewart, Hornpipe Music, Pencaitland, 2007. Originally put into ABC by Pete Stewart in 2004.

He has permitted them to be used (not for profit) and I have lightly revised them. Some of the time signatures in the originals were very suspect, and I have changed many from 6/4 to 3/2 for the modern reader. Some are marked, and occasionally barred, as 6/4, where there is a good case for them being properly in 9/4, but I have left some of those as they are, being no great barrier to reading.


Thomas Marsden, "A Collection of Original Lancashire Hornpipes Old and New"

"containing Divisions upon each for the treble Violin. Being the First if its Kind. London, 1705"

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John Walsh "The Third Book of the most celebrated jiggs-"

"lancashire Hornpipes, Scotch and highland lilts, Northern Frisks, Morris's and Cheshire Rounds, with Hornpipes the bagpipe manner, to which is added the Black joak, the White joak, the Brown, the Red and the yellow Joaks, with variety of Whims and Fancies of different humour, fitted to the genious and use of Publik Performers. London, 1731"

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Daniel Wright, "An Extraordinary Collection of Pleasant & merry Humours"

"never before Published Containing Hornpipes, Jiggs, North Cuntry Frisks, Morris's, Bagpipe Hornpipes, & Rounds, with Severall Additional fancis added, fit for all those that play Publick. London, 1713"

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