Hallow E'en

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 Theme code Index    3211H 3H2H66
 Also known as    Why hangs that cloud
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Stuart
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Musick for Allan Ramsey's Collection of Scots Songs
 Tune and/or Page number    pp. 22-23
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1724
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Hallow E’en M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection” (Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 22-23) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/2942 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 cB|A2 (GF) F2 fg|a2 (gf) d3f|A3f cAGF|E2G2G2 cB| A2 GF F2 fg|a2 gf d3f|ABcE FDEC|D2 (F>G) F2:| |:fe|dcde fgfe|dcde f2 FG|A3f cAGF|E2 G2G2 cB| AGAF cBcA|gagf e2 dc|(ba)(gf) edec|d2 (fg) f2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|F,2C,2F,,2A,,2|F,2A,2B,2B,,2|F,2F,,2 A,,2B,,2|C,2G,,2C,,2z2| F,,2C,2F,2A,2|F,2C,2B,,2F,2|F,,2A,,2B,,2C,2|B,,2A,,2F,,2:| |:z2|B,2B,,2A,2A,,2|B,,2G,,2A,,2F,2|F,,2A,,2F,2B,,2|C,2G,,2C,,2z2| F,2F,,2A,2F,2|B,2G,2C2C,2|G,F,E,D, C,2C,,2|B,,2A,,2F,,2:|


X:1 T:Why hangs that cloud T:"To the Tune of Hallow E’en" M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 33, p. 133) 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 P:Vocal K:F cB|A2 GF F2 fg|a2 gf d3f|A3f cA GF|E2 G>A G2 cB| A2 GF F2 fg|a2 gf d3f|ABc E FD EC|D2 F>G F2|| fe|dcd e fg fe|dcd e f2 FG|A3f cA GF|E2 G>A G2 cB| AGA F cBc A|ga gf e3c|ba gf ede c|d2 f>g f2|| P:”For the German Flute” K:G dc|B2 AG G2 ga|b2 ag e3g|B3g dB AG|F2 A>B A2 dc| B2 AG G2 ga|b2 ag e3g|BcdF GEFD|E2 G>A G2|| gf|edef gagf|edef g2 GA|B3g dB AG|F2 AB A2 dc| BABG dcdB|abag f3d|c'bag fefd|e2 g>a g2||


X:1 T:Hallow Een M:C L:1/8 Q:"Moderately Quick" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3 (1760, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G dc|B2 TA>G G2 g>a|{ga}b2Ta>g e3g|B3g (dB)(AG)|F2 (AB) A2 (dc)| B2 (AG) G2 (ga)|{ga}b2 Ta>g e3g|(Bcd)F GEFD|E2 G>A G2:| |:(gf)|edef gagf|edef g2 GA|B3g (d<B) TA>G|F2A2A2 dc| BABG dcdB|a>bag f2 ed|(c'b)T(ag) fefd|e2 (ga) g2:| P:"Variations" |:(dc)|{c}B2 TAG G2 g>a|{ga}b2 Ta>g e3g|(B/c/d/e/4f/4) ge (d<B) TA>G|F2 (AB) A2 (dc)| {c}B2 (AG) G2 (ga)|{ga}b2 Ta>g e3g|(B/A/B/c/) dF (GE)(FD)|E2 (GA) G2:| |:gf|Tedef (g/f/g/)a/ (g/a/g/)f/|ed e/g/f/a/ g2 GA|B3g (d<B) TA>G|(FG)(AB) A2 dc| (B/A/B/c/) BG (d/c/d/e/) dB|(a/g/a/b/) (a/b/a/g/) fa fe/d/|a/b/c'/b/ a/b/a/g/ Tfe(fd)|e2 ga g2:|]


X:1 T:Hallow E'en M:C| L:1/8 R:Scots Measure (reel) B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (177?, p. 6) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F c>B | A2GA F2fg | a2gf d3f | A3f cAGF | E2G2G2 cB | A2G>F F2fg | agfe d3f |c>dcA BAGF | D2 F>G F2 :| |: fe | dcde fgfe | dcde f2FG | A4f cAGF | E2G2G2 c>B | AGAF cBcA | gagf edec | bagf eded | d2fg f2 :||