Freehold, The

Hornpipe · 4/4 · D major

The hornpipe The Freehold is a composition in 4/4 time and D major written by the well-known Irish accordion player and composer Sean Ryan. Because the tune is a modern composition by a specific named writer rather than an anonymous piece from the oral tradition, it does not possess a traditional anonymous background or a multi-century historical lineage. It is characterized by the lively rhythm, melodic inventiveness, and idiomatic phrasing typical of contemporary Irish traditional instrumental composition.

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