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Beeswing (James Hill)
She was one of the most successful horses in racing history, achieving celebrity status and drawing covetous looks from racing enthusiasts including, it is said, Queen Victoria. The ‘Pride of the North’, as Beeswing was known, inspired James Hill to compose one of his very best tunes and one of the finest examples of the nineteenth century Tyneside hornpipe. Here it is at four different speeds with the famous variations by Sean McGuire played at the fastest tempo, as well as separated out and played at a steady tempo.
Description
Beeswing (James Hill)
Download includes the sheet music of Beeswing with suggestions for chords (including Fiddle Chord Boxes), bowings, ornaments and lazy bows. Notation is also included of the famous variations by Sean McGuire. Recordings of the tune are provided at four different speeds with the Sean McGuire Variations played at the fastest tempo, as well as separated out and played at a steady tempo.
The sheet music (pdf) contains:
- Source material with chord suggestions and Fiddle Chord Boxes
- Bowing
- Realization
- Sean McGuire Variations with bowing suggestions
The recordings include both mp3 and m4a formats for each of the recordings:
- Melody recorded at a steady tempo (40 bpm)
- Melody recorded at mid tempo (50 bpm)
- Melody recorded at a faster tempo (64 bpm)
- Melody recorded at full tempo (72 bpm) with Sean McGuire Variations second time through
- Sean McGuire Variations recorded at mid temp (50 bpm)
