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HORNPIPE , originally the name of an instrument no longer in existence, and now the name of anSee also: English See also: national dance
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The sailors' hornpipe, although the most See also: common, is by no means the only See also: form of the dance, for there is a See also: pretty tune known as the " See also: College Hornpipe," and other specimens of a similar kind might be cited
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The composition of hornpipes flourished chiefly in the 18th century, and even See also: Handel did not disdain to use the characteristic rhythm
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The hornpipe may be written in -t or in common See also: time, and is always of a lively nature
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