Charlie He's My Darling

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 Theme code Index    13b51H 61H51H
 Also known as    Charlie is My Darling, O Charley is My Darling
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    One part, AB, AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scots Musical Museum vol. 5
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 428, p. 440
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1796
 Artist    Biography:Horace Fellowes
 Title of recording    Charlie is my darling/Stirling Castle/Timour the Tartar
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    HMV 3-7939 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1911
 Media    
 Score   ()   


Charlie He's My Darling: Annotations


X:2
T:Charlie he's my Darling 
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Johnson - Scots Musical Museum (1796, No. 428)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmin
d|^c A =B ^c d>e f d |^c A =B c d3e|
f e f d (c>B) A F |GB A F E2 FE|D>E F>G A2 d>c|
_B2 G>B AF D2|D>E F>G A>=B ^c A|(df) e^c d3||
X:2
T:Charlie he's my Darling (Modern Set)
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Gow - 4th Repository   (1817)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmin
~A,|D>EFG (A2 d) z/A/|(B2 d) z/B/ (A2 d) z/F/|~D>EFG A2 ~d>e|f2 e>d d3:|
d|^c(A=Bc) ~d>efd|^c(A=Bc) d2 e2|f>efd =c>A ~F(G/A/)|B>G A>F EA/G/ FE|
~D>EFG (A2 d) z/A/|(B2 d) z/B (A2 d) A/F/|~D>EFG A2 ~d>e|f2 e>d d3||
X:1
T:Charlie is my darling
M:C
L:1/8
R:Jacobite Air
Q:"Moderate"
B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book, vol. 2 (1846, p. 12)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
E>FG>A (B2e) z/B/|(c2e) z/c/ (B2e) z|E>FG>A (B2e) z/f/|g2 {g}fe e2!fermata!||
e|^dB^cd e>fge|^dB^cd e3f|g>fge dB GA/B/|c>AB>G F>c B/A/G/F/!D.C.!||
X:1
T:O Charley is My Darling
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmin
F | D>E F>G A2 d2 | c2 d>B A2 d>F | D>E F>G A2 d>e | f2 e>d d2 ||
d | ^c>A=B>c d>ef>d | ^c>A =B>c d2 ze | f>e f>d =c>A FG/A/ | BG A>F E2 ||

Charlie He's My Darling: Annotations