The Mountain Road sheet music

Key, metre and instrumentation

All three scores for The Mountain Road open with two sharps and a 4/4 time signature. Two listings identify the key as D major; the third gives two sharps without naming the key. One score names tenor banjo as its score part. The other two do not list an instrument, so their intended instrumentation is not established by the available information.

Choosing among the available scores

Players who need a tenor banjo score have one clear match among the three listings. The other two scores share the same opening key and metre but do not name a score part, so their intended instrumentation remains open. Because the listings give no difficulty or edition information, they should not be treated as graded or critical editions.

What is not established

The available scores credit no composer and list the artist as 'Misc tunes'. They also do not identify whether The Mountain Road is a traditional dance tune, a song, or another form, nor do they give a region or source. Those questions need separate verification; the score listings alone cannot answer them.

Scores to open first

• The Mountain Road

  Score parts: Tenor Banjo. Catalogue duration 23 sec. Opening key signature: 2 sharps. Opening time signature: 4/4.

• The Mountain Road

  Catalogue duration 32 sec. Opening key signature: 2 sharps (D major). Opening time signature: 4/4.

• the Mountain Road

  Catalogue duration 32 sec. Opening key signature: 2 sharps (D major). Opening time signature: 4/4.

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