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Hornpipe
Hornpipe Horn"pipe`, n. (Mus.)
(a) An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales,
consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It
was so called because the bell at the open end was
sometimes made of horn.
(b) A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune
adapted for such playing.
Many a hornpipe he tuned to his Phyllis. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
(c) A dance performed, usually by one person, to such a tune,
and popular among sailors.
Meaning of Hornpipes from wikipedia
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earliest references to
hornpipes are from England, with Hugh Aston's
Hornepype of 1522 and
others referring to
Lancashire hornpipes in 1609 and 1613. It...
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joined with a bag,
Baines refers to the
instruments as "bag-
hornpipes". The
traditional hornpipe has one or two
narrow internal bores between 4 mm and 12 mm...
- The Sailor's
Hornpipe (also
known as The
College Hornpipe and Jack's the Lad) is a
traditional hornpipe melody and
linked dance with
origins in the Royal...
- fiddler.
Lakeland or ****brian
fiddling has a
repertoire largely based upon
hornpipes but also
incorporates reels and jigs.
Scottish fiddling, including: Shetland...
- A and B parts; it is
common for
hornpipes to have the
second half of each part be identical. Additionally,
hornpipes often have
three quavers or quarternotes...
- The
Hornpipe Heights (69°51′S 70°36′W / 69.850°S 70.600°W / -69.850; -70.600) are a
group of
partly exposed ridges rising to
about 1,200
metres (4,000 ft)...
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contributed to
several cultural phenomena,
including sea shanties, jigs,
hornpipes and the
music for
Morris dancing. It has also
interacted with
other musical...
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dance (figure) is
danced to a
music tempo,
mostly reels, jigs,
polkas and
hornpipes. The sets come from
various parts of
Ireland and are
often named for their...
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contributed to
several genres prominently;
mostly sea shanties, jigs,
hornpipes and
dance music. It has its own
distinct variations and
regional peculiarities...
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telyn deires (triple harp), fiddle,
crwth (bowed lyre) and the
pibgorn (
hornpipe). Male
voice choirs emerged in the 19th century,
formed as the
tenor and...