Sheet Music: Hook's Contra Dance

TitleHook's Contra Dance
ComposerTraditional
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyG major
RangeD4–B5
Time signature6/8
Tempo108 BPM
Performance time0:35
Difficulty leveleasy
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Date added2013-10-30
Last updated2013-10-30
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Dance tunes, Traditional/Folk

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Wednesday 30 October 2013

Tune of the Day: Hook's Contra Dance

Traditional dance tune

This contra dance tune, possibly of American origin, appears in the music manuscript copybook (dating from around 1810) of Ann Winnington, a resident of New York City. The title probably refers to James Hook, a prolific English composer who held tenure at several of London's fashionable tea gardens as organist.