Derby Hornpipe
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Derby Hornpipe" is an American hornpipe in G Major. The parts are played AABB.<br> The name Derby is Danish in origin, stemming from the Anglo-Saxon invasions of the<br> Dark Ages, and means 'deer village', perhaps for the herds of deer found there.<br> The title probably refers to the ‘derby hat’, the American name for the bowler hat<br> (from hat makers Thomas and William Bowler) or coke hat, first produced in England in<br> 1849. It was ubiquitous in the Victorian era, particularly with the working classes.<br> The melody appears in Ryan's Mammoth Collection under the title "Belle of the Ball".<br> It was also printed in Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes (1940).<br>
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