Had Away Frae Me Donald

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 Theme code Index    1H61H1H 5255
 Also known as    Haud Awa' Frae Me Donald, Had a wa frae me Donald
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Daniel Grant
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
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 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Oswald
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Orpheus Caledonius vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 46, p. 189
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1733
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Had away frae me, Donald M:C L:1/8 R:Air B: William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 46, p. 189) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91482038 N:Thomson (c. 1695-1753) was a Scottish singer and folk song collector N:who lived in London for most of his adult career. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C G|c2A2 c4|G2E2G4|c3A GA cd|e4 d2 c c |cA GA c3c| GE DE G3G|AG Ac GA cd|e4 d2c||c|d2e2 g3a|g2{f}e2 fe dc| d2e2g3a|e4 d2 c c |dc de g3a|ga ge g3G|AG Ac GA cd|e4 d2c||


X:1 T:Had a wa frae me Donald M:C L:1/8 B:Bremner, Instructions for the guitar…, Edinburgh, [1758], p. 15 Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige K:C c2A2c4|G2E2 G4|c2A2 c2d2|e4 d2c2:| |:d2e2g2a2|g2e2 d2c2|d2e2 g2a2|e4 d2c2| d2e2g2a2|g2e2 g4|c2A2 c2d2|e4 d2c2:|]


X:2 T:Had away frae me Donald M:C L:1/8 Q:"Moderately Quick" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3 (1760, p. 17) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C c2A2Tc4|(GE)(DE) G4|c2A2 (GA) (cd)|{cd}e4 Td2c2:| d2e2g4a|g2 egTd2c2|d2e2g2 (ag)|Te4 d2c2| |:(dc)(de) g4|(ag)(eg) a4|Tc2A2 (GA) (cd)|e4 Td2c2:| |:cdAc (GA) c2|(GE)(DE) G2 (ed)|c2 (AG) (Ac) (ag)|Te4 d2c2:| |:dcde ge a2|(ge) a2 (ge)(dc)|dcde geag|Te4 d2c2| dcde g2 (eg)|a2 (ge) (ge)(dc)|AGAc (GA)(ag)|Te4 d2c2:|]


X:1 T:Had away frae me Donald M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air N:Stewart gives both ground bass and figured bass with the tune. B:Neil Stewart – Collection of Favourite Scots Tunes (c. 1770, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A (.c/.B/)(.A/.F/) {F}A2|EC {C}E2|(.c/.B/)(.A/.F/) (.E/.F/)(.A/.B/)|{B}c2 (.d/.c/)(.B/A/):| cde (d/4e/4f/)|ecTBA|A/B/c/d/ ef|Tc2 BA|(B/c/d/).e/ .f/(d/Tc/B/)| .e/(c/TB/A/) (A>B/2c/4)|E>F A/G/A/B/|{B}c2 d/c/B/A/:| (c/B/)(A/F/) (E/F/)(A/F/)|E/C/D/B,/ A,2|(c/A/)(B/F/) (E/F/)(A/B/)|{B}c2 (d/Tc/)(B/A/):| |:cde(3d/e/f/|(3c/d/e/ (3B/c/d/ cT}{B}A|cd e/a/4g/4a/e/|Tc2 BA| (3B/d/c/ (3d/f/e/ (3f/a/g/ (3a/g/f/|(3e/f/d/ (3c/d/B/ (A>B/2c/4)|E>F (A/G/A/B/)|{d}c2 (d/c/)(B/A/):| |:( c/B/)(A/F/) (E/F/)(A/F/)|(C/E/)(A/E/) (A,/E/A/).B/|(c/A/)(B/F/) (E/F/)(A/B/)|c/B/c/d/ e/(c/B/A/):| |:cded/e/4f/4) |.e/(a/4g/4f/4e/4d/4c/4) d/f/(e/4d/4c/4B/4)|cd e/(E/4F/4G/4A/4B/4c/4d/4e/4f/4)|e/Te/(3d/e/f/ eE| f/(a/4g/4f/4e/4d/4c/4) d/4f/4(e/4d/4c/4B/4)|.c/(e/4d/4c/4B/4A/4G/4) (A>B/2c/4)|E>F (A/G/A/B/)|{AB}c2 (d/c/)(B/A/):| |:(c/B/)(A/F/) (E/F/)(A/F/)|C/E/A/E/ A,/E/A/B/|c/(d/4c/4) (3B/A/G/ A/E/(A/B/4c/4)|(c/B/c/d/) e/(c/TB/A/):| |:cde(3d/e/f/ |e/a/4g/4f/4e/4^d/4f/4 e/(E/4F/4G/4A/4B/4c/4d/4e/4f/4)|.e/(A/B/A/) .f/(A/B/A/)|aTb {ab}a/(A/4B/4c/4d/4e/4f/8g/8)|f/(a/4g/4f/4e/4d/4c/4) d/f/(e/4d/4c/4B/4)| c/(e/4d/4c/4B/4A/4G/4) (A>B/2c/4)|E>F (A/G/)(A/B/)|{B}c2 (.d/.c/)(.B/.A/):| P:Gigg M:6/8 L:1/8 cBA AFA|ECE CB,A,| cBA EFG|(A/B/c/d/e/f/) edc| c BA AFA|ECE CB,A,|cBA EFG|ABG [A,2E2A2]:| |:cde edc|fed cBA|c(E/D/C/B,/) A,(A/B/c/d/)|ef^d e2E| f/(a/4g/4f/4e/4d/4c/4) d/4f/4(e/4d/4c/4B/4)|c/(e/4d/4c/4B/4A/4G/4) AEF|GAB cde|ABG [A,2E2A2]:|


X:1 T:Had awa' frae me Donald M:C| L:1/16 R:Air S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 223) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D dB3 d4 AF3 A4|d2B2d2e2 {de}f4 (e2d2)|dB3 d4 A3F A4|d2B2d2e2 {de}f4 (e2d2):| e2f2a2b2 a2f2e2d2|e2f2a2b2 f4 (e2d2)|e2f2a2b2 a2f2e2f2|dB3d2e2 {de}!fermata!f4 (e2d2)||