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Definitions of hornpipe in various dictionaries:
noun - a British solo dance performed by sailors
noun - music for dancing the hornpipe
noun - an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind
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| Casanova thought this dance performed by sailors was "lascivious" |
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| a lively dance associated with sailors, typically performed by one person. |
| A lively dance associated with sailors, typically performed by one person. |
| A musical instrument with a single reed, finger holes, and a bell and mouthpiece made of horn. |
| A spirited British folk dance originally accompanied by this instrument. |
| The music accompanying such a dance. |
| a British solo dance performed by sailors |
| an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind usually made of bone |
| music for dancing the hornpipe |
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| The hornpipe is any of several dance forms played and danced in Britain and Ireland and elsewhere from the 16th century until the present day. The earliest references to hornpipes are from England with Hugh Aston's Hornepype of 1522 and the others refer to Lancashire hornpipes in 1609 and 1613.It is suggested that hornpipe as a dance began around the 16th century on English sailing vessels. However, this is urban myth, as the dance does not seem to have become associated with sailors until after 1740 when the dancer Yates performed 'a hornpipe in the character of a Jack Tar' at Drury Lane Theatre, after which, in 1741 at Covent Garden we hear of 'a hornpipe by a gentleman in the character of a sailor.'. Movements were those familiar to sailors of that time: "looking out to sea" with the right hand to the forehead, then the left, lurching as in heavy weather, and giving the occasional rhythmic tug to their breeches both fore and aft. |