From the Buttrey Manuscript There have been a couple of different "Opera Hornpipes" over the years. One almost identical to this one also appears in the R.Hughes MS, 1823 - Whitchurch,Shropshire, UK (via Traditional Tune Archive)
The tune is written out in the Buttrey manuscript without any repeats between the A and B part but still included the high E pickup note for the B Part. I made an executive guess that this was an oversight and added them. Most triple time tunes (3/4, 3/...
From the John Buttrey Manuscript This tune comes from a ballad opera by English composer James Hook (1746-1827) "Tekeli, or the Siege of Montgatz" - 1806. This tune appears in numerous manuscripts and published works from the period. melodies to some of...
John Buttrey Manuscript. This could be a dance tune or a march. The picture from the Buttrey Manuscript looks to be of a Scottish officer. Can anyone provide any more detail? Saskia Tomkins plays the tune in the sound file linked below.