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Liverpool Hornpipe sheet music

Liverpool Hornpipe sheet music is available here in three scores, all opening with a two-sharp signature given as D major. Two scores are notated in 4/4 and one in 2/4, so the main choice is between two 4/4 readings and a 2/4 reading with a 90 BPM opening tempo. No composer is named for the tune in these scores.

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Comparing the 4/4 and 2/4 scores

Two Liverpool Hornpipe scores are notated in 4/4, while one is notated in 2/4 and gives a 90 BPM opening tempo. The time signature changes how the tune is written and counted, but the available information does not establish which notation is the original or most common. Choose the notation you can read most comfortably, and use the 2/4 score if a notated opening tempo is helpful.

A shared D-major opening

Each Liverpool Hornpipe score begins with a two-sharp key signature given as D major. That is useful for matching the score to a D-major instrument or to a version you already know in that key, but it describes only the opening. The available details do not show later key changes or accidentals.

The donation credit is not a composer credit

One Liverpool Hornpipe score carries the credit line 'Donated by Dr. Wm. M. Haffner Bass Drummer Co.A.154th O.V.I.' That wording records a donation or ownership note attached to that score; it does not identify the tune's composer. The other two scores give no composer or arranger.

What these scores do not settle

The three Liverpool Hornpipe scores differ in notation and in the details supplied, but none is described as a critical edition or as the complete original text. Historical origin, original instrumentation, and the relationship between the versions are not established by the available information. Treat the scores as practical readings to compare rather than as a definitive account of the tune.

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Common questions

What key is the Liverpool Hornpipe in?

All three available Liverpool Hornpipe scores open with a two-sharp key signature, given as D major. That describes the opening key only; the supplied details do not show whether any version changes key later.

Is the Liverpool Hornpipe notated in 4/4 or 2/4?

Liverpool Hornpipe is available here in both notations: two scores use a 4/4 opening time signature and one uses 2/4. The 2/4 score gives a 90 BPM opening tempo, while the two 4/4 scores do not include a tempo in the available details.

Who composed the Liverpool Hornpipe?

No composer is named for the Liverpool Hornpipe in the available scores, which are grouped under 'Misc tunes'. One score's credit line records a donation by Dr. Wm. M. Haffner of Bass Drummer Co. A. 154th O.V.I.; that is provenance information for that score, not a composer attribution.

Does the Liverpool Hornpipe have a tempo marking?

Only the 2/4 Liverpool Hornpipe score gives an opening tempo, marked 90 BPM. The two 4/4 scores do not include a tempo in the supplied details, so no single tempo is stated for the tune across these versions.

What does the plus sign mean in 'Liverpool Hornpipe +'?

The plus sign appears only in the title of one Liverpool Hornpipe score, and the available information does not explain it. It cannot be confirmed whether the plus sign marks a distinct version, an additional part, or another feature.