Cameronian Rant (The)
X:1 T:Cameronian Rant M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:John Walsh – Caledonian Country Dances vol. II (c. 1737, No. 287, p. 27) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F f|cF F/F/F cFBd|cF F/F/F c2 Ad|BG G/G/G BGdG|BG G/G/G c2A:| G|Fffg fdcA|Fffg fdcA|Ggga gfed|Ggga gfed| Fffg fdcA|Fffg {f}e>dcf|(e/f/g) dg (e/f/g) dg|e/f/g dg {f}e3||
X:1
T:Camaronion Rant, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Walter Rainstorp music manuscript collection (1747, p. 36)
F: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2057949
N:The cover is inscribed “Walter Rainstorp, 1747. Bought in Cheap Side,
N:London, 1747”.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
f|cF F/F/F cF cd|cF F/F/F c2 Ad|BG G/G/G BGAG|BG G/G/G c2 A:|
F|Fffg fdcA|Fffg fdcA|Ggga gfed|Ggga gfed|
Fffg fdcA|Fffg e>dcf|e/f/g dg (e/f/g) dg|(e/f/g) dg Te2d||
X:1
T:Cameronian Rant, The
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
f|cF F/F/F cFcF|AF F/F/F c2 Ac|BG G/G/G BGBG|BG G/G/G c2 A:|
|:F(ff)g fdcA|F(ff)g fdcA|G(gg)a gfed|G(gg)a gfed|
F(ff)g fdcA|F(ff)g edcf|(e/f/g) dg (e/f/g) dg|(e/f/g) dg e2 f:||
X:1
T:Cameronian's Rant (The)
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
Q:"Lively"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 11 (1760, p. 112)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Fmix
f|A>F F/F/F|c>FA>f|c>F F/F/F|c2 A>g|B>G G/G/G|B>GA>g|B>G G/G/G|(c2A):|
|:G|F>ff>g|f>dTc>A|F>ff>g|f>dTc>A|G>gg>a|g>fTe>d|G>gg>a|g>fTe>d|
F>ff>g|f>dTc>A|F>ff>g|f>dc>f|(e/^f/g) d>g|e>gd>g|e>gd>g|T(e2d):|
|:f|A/F/F/F/ F/F/F/F/|A/F/F/F/ c/F/F/F/|A/F/F/F/ F/F/F/F/|A/F/F/F/ c/F/F/F/|
B/G/G/G/ G/G/G/G/|B/G/G/G/ d/G/G/G/|B/G/G/G/ G/G/G/G/|c2 A:|
|:c|Ff e/f/g/e/|fd c/_B/A/G/|Ff e/f/g/e/|fdcA|
Gg ^f/g/a/f/|gd B/c/d/B/|Gg ^f/g/a/f/|g=fed|
Ff e/f/g/e/|f(e/d/) (c/_B/A/G/)|FfFf|Te2 cg|
e/g/^f/g/ d/g/^f/g/|e/g/^f/g/ d/g/f/g/|e/g/d/g/|T3 E2d:|
|:f|(A<F) F>A|c>Aa>f|(A<F) F>A|c2 A>g|
(B<G) G>B|d>Bb>g|(B<G) G>B|c2 A:|
|:c|F<f f>a|f>d c/_B/A/G/|F<f f>a|d>f c/d/c/A/|
G<g g>b|g>e d/c/B/A/|G<g g>a|g>Tfe>d|
F<f f>a|f>d c/_B/A/G/|F<f f>g|f>dc>f|
e/g/g/g/ d/g/g/g/|e/g/g/g/ d/g/g/g/|e>gd>g|Te2d:|
|:f|A/F/F/F/ F/F/F/F/|A/A/A/A/ f/f/f/f/|A/F/F/F/ F/F/F/F/|A/A/A/A/ f/f/f/f/|
B/G/G/G/ G/G/G/G/|B/B/B/B/ g/g/g/g/|B/G/G/G/ G/G/G/G/|c2 A:|
|:c|F/f/f/f/ f/f/f/f/|a/f/f/f/ c/A/A/A/|F/f/f/f/ f/f/f/f/|a/f/f/f/ c/A/A/A/|
G/g/g/g/ g/g/g/g/|b/g/g/g/ d/B/B/B/|G/g/g/g/ g/g/g/g/|b/g/g/g/ d/B/B/B/|
F/f/f/f/ f/f/f/f/|a/f/f/f/ c/A/A/A/|F/f/f/f/ F/f/f/f/|Te2 cg|
e>gd>g|e>gd>g|(e<g) d>g|Te2 d:|]
X:2
T:Cameronian Rant, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:McGlashan - Strathspey Reels
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Fmix
f|c>F F/F/F c>FAf|c>F F/F/F c2 A>d|B>G G/G/G B>G A>d|B>G G/G/G c2 A :|
G|Fff>g fdcA|Fff>g fdcA|Ggg>a gfed|dgg>a gfed|
cff>g fdcA|Fff>g e2 cf | e/f/g dg e/f/g dg|e/f/g dg e2 d||
|:f|cFdF cFAf|cF F/F/F c2 Ad|BGdG BGAd|BG G/G/G c2A:|
G|FfFf g/f/e/d/ c/d/c/A/|FfFf g/f/e/d/ c/d/c/A/|GgGg a/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/| GgGg a/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/ |
FfFf g/f/e/d/ c/d/c/A/|FfFf e2 cf|e/f/g/e/ d/e/f/d/ e/f/g/e/ d/e/f/d/| e/f/g/e/ d/e/f/d/ e2d ||
X:3
T:Cameronian's Rant, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 107, p. 38)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
g|dG G/G/G|dGBG|dG G/G/G|d2 Bd|cA A/A/A|cABA|
TcA A/A/A|d2B:||:A|Gg-ga|gedB|Ggga|geTdB|
Aaab|agTfe|Aaab|agfe|dg-ga|gedB|
Gg-ga|{g}f2 (eg)|(f/g/a) eg|(f/g/a) eg|(f/g/a) eg|f2e:|]
X:1
T:Cameronian’s Rant, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Joshua Campbell – A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys (Glasgow, 1789, p. 13)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
f|:c>F F/F/F c>FAf|c>F F/F/F Tc2 Ad|=B>G G/G/G (B>G) Ac|=B>G G/G/G Tc2A:|
|:G|F(ff>)g fdTc>A|F(ff>)g fdTc>A|G(gg>)a Tg>fed|d(gg>)a Tg>fgd|
F(ff>)g fdTc>A|F(ff>c) A2 .F.f|(e/f/g) (dg) egdg|(f>ga)(g Tf2) d||
|:f|cFdF cFAf|cFdF Tc2 (Ad)|=BGdG BGAc|=BGdG Tc2A:|
|:G|F(ff>)g f/g/f/d/ c/d/c/A/|FfF(f/g/) a/g/f/e/ f/d/c/A/|G(gg)a/b/ a/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/|
GgGg a/f/g/e/ f/d/Tc/A/|FfF(f/g/) a/f/c/d/ Tc/B/A/G/|Fc f/d/c/B/ TA2 (Ff)|
(e/f/)g/e/ (d/e/)f/d/ (e/f/)g/e/ (d/e/)f/g/|(f/a/)g/b/ (a/g/)f/e/ Tf>efd||
X:1
T:Cameronian Rant
M:C
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Dale’s Selection of the most favorite Country Dances, Reels &c. (London,
B:c. 1800, p. 20)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
AF F/F/F AFcF|AF F/F/F c2 BA|BG G/G/G BGdG|BG G/G/G d2 cB:|
F(ff)g fdcA|F(ff)g fdcA|G(gg)a gfed|G(gg)a gfed|
F(ff)g fdcA|F(ff)g fdcA|(e/f/g) df (e/f/g) df|(e/f/g) df e2c2||
X:1
T:Cameronian Rant
M:C|
L:1/8
N:William Sidney Mount music manuscript, “May 8th 1845.”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
[D2c2f2]|AF F/F/F AFcF|AF F/F/F c2 BA|BG G/G/G BGdG|BG G/G/G d2 cB:|
cA|Fffg fdcA|Fffg fdcA|Ggga bgaf|Ggga bgaf|
Fffg fdcA|Fffg fdcA|bagf egbg|ecde [ff][da][cg][Bf]||
f|cFdF cFAF|cF F/F/F/ c2 Ac|BGdG BGAG|B>G G/G/G ~d2 cB:|
"2nd strain"fadf cfAf|gG G/G/G Bcd:|
K:Eb
B|GE E/E/E GEBE|GE E/E/E B2 AG|AF F/F/F AFcF|AF F/F/F c2 BA:|
B/G/|Eeef ecBG|Aeef ecBG|Fffg afge|Fffg afge|
Eeef ecBG|Eeef ecBG|1 agfe dfaf|dBcd ecBA:|2 egce BeGe|fF F/F/F ABc||
P:"Variation on the first strain"
e|BEcE BEGE|BE E/E/E B2 GB|AFcF AFGF|A>F F/F/F c2 BA:|
X:140
T:Cameronion's Rant (A Reel). Roose.0140
Z:Village Music Project. Nigel Rainer 2019
B:Roose MS, 1850
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=90
R:Reel
K:F
f|cF F/F/F cFcF|AF F/F/F c2 Ac|BG G/G/G BGBG|BG G/G/G c2 A:|
|:z|Fffg fdcA|Fffg fdcA|Ggga gfed|Ggga gfed|
Fffg fdcA|Fffg edcf|(e/f/g) dg (e/f/g) dg|e/f/g dg e2 f:|
X:1
T:Cameronian Rant
M:C
L:1/8
B:James Buckley & sons - "Buckley's Violin Tunes" (1855, p. 26)
N:English-born James Buckley, along with his sons, had a very
N:successful blackface minstrel troupe in the United States.
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
f|Sc>F F/F/F dFAF|cF {Fc}f/f/f c2 Ac|BG G/G/G BGAG|BG G/G/G c2A:|
G|Fff>g fdcA|Fff>g fdcA|Ggg>a gfed|g>fga gfed|
c>ff>g fdcA|FAcf {f}e2 cf|e/f/g df e/f/g de|faga fcd||
f|cFdF cFAF|c>F {Fc}f/f/f ~c2 Ac|BGdG BGAG|B>G G/G/G ~c2 A G|
Fff>g fdcA|G>gga {g}gfed|{a}gfga fgdf|cff>g fdcA|
FAce {f}e2 cf|e/f/g df e/f/g de|faga fcdfS||
X: 68
T: CAMERONIAN RANT
%R: strathspey
B: Jean White "100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances", Boston 1880 p.29
F: http://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1880.09124.0#seq-1
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The meaning of both the Segno and the D.S at the end isn't obvious.
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: F
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f !segno!|\
c>F (3FFF c>FA>F | c>F (3FFF c2A>c |\
B>G (3GGG B>GA>G | BG (3GGG Tc2 A H:|
G |\
F>ff>g f>dc>A | F>ff>g f>dc>A |\
G>gg>a g>fe>d | g>fg>a g>fe>d |
F>ff>g f>dc>A | F>Ac>f {f}e2c>f |\
(3efg d>f (3efg d>e | f>ag>a f>cd>"_D.S."f !segno!|]
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X:4
T:Cameronian Rant, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
f|cF F/F/F cFAF|cF F/F/F c2 Ac|BG G/G/G BGAG|BG G/G/G c2 A:|
G|Fffg fdcA|Fffg fdcA|Ggga gfed|gfga gfed|
dffg fdcA|FAcf e2 cf|e/f/g df e/f/g de|fgag fcd||
|:f|cFdF cFAf|cF F/F/F c2 Ac|BGdG BGAG|BG G/G/G c2A:|
G|Fffg fdcA|Fffg fdcA|Ggga gfed|gfga gfed|
cffg fdcA|FAcf e2 cf|e/f/g df e/f/g de|fgag fcd||