Old Lancashire Hornpipe, The

Three-two · 3/2 · D major

The Old Lancashire Hornpipe is a traditional three-two hornpipe in D major with an unverified composer and uncertain historical origins. It features the distinctive brisk tempo and driving rhythmic pulse characteristic of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century English theatrical hornpipes. Performers typically play it with a lively articulation and steady bounce to suit its traditional dance metre.

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