Heart of Oak
X:1 T:Hearts of Oak M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 86, p. 35) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2 dd d2 fe|d2cB A2zA|B2 Bc d2 de|f2 ge f2 zA| d2 FG A2 Bc|d2 FG A2 ze|f2 ed a2 cd|e2 eE A2 e>e| e2 cd e2 f>f|f2 de f2 zf|edcf dB z2|d<d A2 F<D zA|Bcde f2 ed|a2 Ac d2z||
X:2 T:Liberty M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air N:Song by John Dickinson, set to the variant melody of "Hearts of Oak." S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook (late 18th century) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2A2G<F | E<FA2d2 | e>f d2 (c2{Bc}| d6) | d2A2 d>e | f2e2d2 | e>dc>de>f | e6 :| |: ecAceg | g2f2e2 | (3def (3edc (3dcB | {B}A4G2 | FA d2d2 | GB e2e2 | (3def B2 Tc2 {c/c/} | d6 :|
X:45 C:Page 23 T:Hearts of Oak. MBe.45 A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 M:C L:1/8 Q:1/2=100 R: K:D A2 d2 dd d2|fe d2 dB A2|A2 B2 Bc d2|e2 f2 ge f2| Bc d2 FG A2|Bc d2 FG A2|g2 f2 ed fa|Bd e2 ec A2|| cd e2 cd e2|ag f2 de f2|dc BB c2 dB|AB AG FD G2|FD FG A2 fg|a2 A2 c2 d2|]
X:1 T:Heart of Oak M:C L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks, although the provenance of his N:ms. is English. His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had N: possibly been in the possession of his descendants until the N:mid-20th cent. N:Burks gives 1 sharp as the key Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C G|c2 c>c c2 e>d|c2BA G3G|A2 AB c2 de|f2 ed e3G|c2 E>F G2 A>B| c2E>F G3f|e2 dcg2 Bc|d2 d>d d2 G2||d>d|d2 B>cd2 g>f| e2 c>d e3d|c2 Af cAA2|c2 GF EC G2|ABcd e2 dc|g2 G>G g2:|
X:6 T:Hearts of Oak. RHu.006 B:R.Hughes MS,1823,Whitchurch,Shrops. A:Whitchurch, Shropshire Z:Neil Brookes 2006 M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 R:Air K:F c2|f2fff2ag|f2edc2zc|d2def2fg|a2bga2zc| f2ABc2de|f2ABc2zg|a2gfc'2ef|g2gGc2gg| g2e2fgc'b|a2fga2zg|fedaf2d2|ffc2AF zc| defg "^a is qu in MS"a2gf|c'2cef2|]
X:571 T:Hearts of Oak. Roose.0571 B:Roose MS, poss. Manchester, mid-late 19th century. Z:Village Music Project 2019 Roger Hare M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 K:D z/ A/B/c/ | d2 dd d2 fe | d2 cB A2 z/ d/c/B/ | AGFE DEFG | AaAc dD z "_So"A | d2 dd d2 fe | d2 cB A2 z A | B2 Bc d2 de | f2 ge f2 z A | d2 FG A2 Bc | d2 FG A2 z e | f2 ed a2 cd | e2 eE A2 z/ "_Sy" a/^g/f/ | edcB A2 "_Cho." e>e | e2 cd e2 f>f | f2 de f2 z f | edcf dB z2 |\ d<d A2 FD z A | Bcde f2 ed | a2 Ac d2 z/ d/c/B/ | AGFE DEFG | AaAc dD |]
X:3 T:Heart of Oak L:1/8 M:C S:Chappell - Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E2|A2 A>A A2 c>B|A2 G>F E3E|F2 F>G A2 B>c|d2 c>B c2 c>B| A2 C>D E2 c>B|A2 C>D E2A2|c2 B>A e2 G>A|B2 B>B E2|| B>B|B2 G>A B2 c>c|c2 A>B c3c|A2 Gc AF z2|A<A E2 CA, zE|F>G A>B c2 B>A|e2 E>E A2||