Lass of Livingstone (The)

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X:1 T:Lass of Leving-Stone, The M:C L:1/8 B:Henry Playford - A Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the B:Highland Humours) for the violin (London, 1700, No. 34, pp. 14-15) N:"Most of them being in the Compass of the Flute." Z:AK/FIddler's Companion K:F cB|A2F2F2c2|f4a4|g3f d2c2|f6 dc| A2F2 FG AF|B2G2 GA BG|c3A F3A|c4 c2|| de|fefg af gd|fedc dcBA|GA BG AB cA|dcBA GA BG| AG AF BA AG|cBcA dcdB|cdec efge|f2 F2F2||

X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 5” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 102-103) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/3042 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 CD|F3G A2d2|(cA)(cd) (cA)(GF)|A2G2G2 (FG)|A2G2G2 (FD)| (CD)(FG) A3d|(cA)(GA) (FG)(Ac)|d2 D2D2 CD|F2D2D2:| |:(cd)|f3g (fg)(ag)|(fc)(df) (cA)(GF)|A2G2G2 FG|A2 G2G2 (fg)| (a/g/f)ga (fc)(df)|(cG)(AF) (GA)(Bc)|d2 D2 D2 (CD)|F2D2D2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|F,2C,2F,,2B,,2|A,,2 F,,2A,,2C,2|F,2E,2C,2A,,2|F,,2C,2E,2D,2| F,2A,,2F,,2B,,2|A,,2C,2 A,2F,2|D,A,,F,,A,, F,,2 z2|D,2A,,2F,,2:| |:z2|F,2C,2A,,2F,,2|A,,2B,,2F,,2C,2|F,2E,2C,2A,2|F,2C2E,2A,G,| F,2C,2A,,2B,,2|C,2F,2E,2G,2|D,4 D,,2 z2|A,2A,,2D,2:|

X:2 T:AIR XLIV. The Lass of Livingstone. O:england B:Joseph Mitchell: "The Highland Fair" (1731) M:C| L:1/8 K:DMin (CD)| F3 G A3 f |(cA)(cd) (cA)(GF)|A2 G2 G2 (FG)|(F/G/A) G2 G2(FD)| (CD)(FG) (Ac)(GA)|(FE)(FG) (AB)(cA)|d2 D2 (DF)(CD)| F2 (ED)D2|| c2 | f3 g (fg)(ag)|(fc)(df) (cA)(GF)|A2 G2 G2 (FG)|(FG/A/) G2 G2zc | f3 g (fg)(ag)|(fc)(df) (cA)(GA)|F2(ED) (DF)(CD)| F2 (ED)D2|]

X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C| L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 3, p. 6) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/the_lass_of_livingston.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:F DE|F3G A2d2|cAcd c(B/A/ B/A/G/F/)|TA2G2 TG2 FG|(F/G/A) (G/A/B) TG2 AG| F3G TA2 fd|(c/B/c/d/) (c/A/G/F/) GABc|(B/c/d) D2D2 AG|FGFE D2:| |:(c/d/e)|f3g fgag|fcdf AcfF|TA2 G>A G2 GA|B(c/B/) A(B/A/) TG2 (F/G/A)| B3c dcde|fcAF G(B/A/ G/A/B/c)|d2D2D2 AG|(F/E/F/G/) (F/G/F/E/) D2 d>e| fefg agfd|cAcd c(d/e/) (f/e/f/g/)|a2g2Tg2 fg|(f/g/a) (g/a/f) Tg2 fg| afga fcdf|cGAF G(B/A/) (B/A/B/c/)|(B/c/d) (3DED D2 AG|F(G/F/) E(F/E/) D2:| |:DE|FEFG AGAf|cAGF GABc|(d/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/A/) GABG|dcTBA (G/F/G/A/) (G/B/A/G/)| (FEFG) (AGAd)|cGAF defg|(f/e/f/g/ a)F DBAG|FA (G/F/E/F/) D2:| |:ag|fFAc fgag|fcdf cAGF|BcBA GABc|d(c/d/) B(A/B/) GFGA| BABc dcde|fedc AcGA|(3FGF (3EFE DdcB|AGFE D2 (c/d/e)| fafc AFAc|fcdf c(d/e/) fF|a2 (3gag g2 fg|(a/g/f) (f/g/a) g2 fg| a(g/f/) g(f/e/) dcdA|cG A(G/F/) (G/F/G/A/) (B/c/B/c/)|dcdF DBAG|F/(d/c/d/) (A/G/F/E/) D2:|]

X:3 T:Lafs of Levinftone, The M:C| L:1/8 S:Geoghegan - Compleat Tutor for the Pastoral or New Bagpipe (c. 1745-46) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DE | G3A B2g2 | dBde dBAG | B2A2A2 (GA) | GABA A2GE | (DE) (GA) (Bd) (AB) | GFGA BcdB | e2E2 EFGA | B2E2E2 :| |: f2 | g3a gaba | gdeg dBAG | B2A2A2 (GA) | B2A2A3d | g3a gaba | gdeg dBAG | G2E2 EFGA | B2E2E2:||

X:4 T:Lass of Levengstone, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 90) N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DE|G3A B2g2|(dB)(de) (dB)(AG)|B2A2 A2 (GA)|G/A/B A2 (GE)| (DE) (GA) (Bd) (AB)|(GF)(GA) (Bc)(dB)|e2E2 (EF)(GA)|B2E2E2:| |:d2|g3a (ga)(ba)|(gd)(eg) (dB)(AG)|B2A2A2 (GA)|(G/A/)B A2 A3d| g3a (ga)(ba)|(gd)(eg) (dB)(AB)|G2E2 EFGA|B2E2E2:|]

X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C L:1/8 B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 3 (1760, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (DE)|G3A B2e2|(dB)(de) (dB)(AG)|TB2A2A2 (GA)|B2A2 (BA)(GE)| (DE)(GA) B3g|(dB)(AG) (AB)(cd)|e2E2E2 (DE)|G2E2E2:| |:(de)|g3a (ga)(ba)|gdeg (dB)(AG)|B2 AB A2 GA|TB2A2A2 (GA)| (bg)(ab) (gd)(eg)|(dA)(BG) (AB)(gf)|e2 (EF) E2(DE)|G2 (EF) E2:| |:(D/E/)|G3A B2 (ge)|dBge dBAG|TB2A2 ABGA|(B<g) (dB) TA2 (GE)| (DE)(GA) (BA)(Bd)|(eg)(ed) (BA)(Bd)|e2 (EF) E2 (DE)|GB/A/ (G/A/G/F/) E2:| |:(d/e/)|gfga {ga}b3a|(gd)(eg) (d<B) TA>G|{ga}b2a2 abga|{ga}b2a2 a2 (ga)| b>a (g/a/b) g>e (d/e/g)|d2 (cB) (c/B/)(A/G/) AB(gf)|e2 (EF) E2 (DE)|G2(EF)E2:|]

X:5 T:The Lass of Levingston T:The Lass of Livingstone M:C| L:1/8 B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (177?) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F CD|F3G A2f2|cAcd cAGF|A2G4 FG|A2G4FD| CDFG A3f|cAGF GABc|d2 D4 CD|F2D4 CD| FDFG AGAf|cAcd cAGF|FG/A/ G4 FG|FG/A/ G4 FD| CDFG A2fd|cAGA FGAc|d2D4 CD|(3FGF (3EFE D2|| cd|f3g fgag|fcdf cAGF|F>GA G4FG|F>GA G4 fg| afga fcdf|cAGF GABc|d2D4 CD|F2D4 ag| fcfg fgag|fcdf cAGF|fg/a/ g4 fg|fg/a/ g4fg| afga fcdf|cAGF GABc|d2D4 CE|FAGF EGFE D2||

X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Slowly” N:”Old” B:John Hall – “A Selection of Strathspeys Reels, Waltzes & Irish Jigs” (c. 1818, p. 28) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104981834 N:”Printed and sold by John Hall, at his Music Room.” N:Hall (1788-1862) was a music teacher in Ayr, Scotland. His dancing master’s ‘kit’ N:(a small fiddle) used in his dancing lessons, is still preserved. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Eb (B,C)|E3F G2c2|BGBc BGFE|{EF}G2 [B,2F2][B,2F2] EF|{A}G2 [B,2F2][B,2F2] EC| B,CEF G3c|B<GFE TF2 G=B|c2C2C2 B,C|E2C2C2:| |:(Bc)|e3f efgf|eBce BG{G}FE|G2 [D2F2][D2F2] EF|{A}G2[D2F2][D2F2] ef| gefg eBce|(BG)FE F2 G=B|c2C2C2 B,C|E2C2C2:|]

X:6 T:Lass of Livington (sic) M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:The William Sydney Mount music manuscripts (c. 1840's) N:Mount's tune is nearly note-for-note the one printed in 1846 in N:"Hamilton's Universal Tune Book, vol. 2." Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin (CD) | F3G A3d | cA cd cA GF | {F/G/}A2G2G2 (FG) | A2G2G2 (FD) | C>D F>G A3d | (cA) (GA) (F>GA) c | d2D2D2 (CD) | F2D2D2 || (cd) | f3g (fg)a g | fc df cA GF | {F/G/}A2G2G2 (FG) | A2G2G2 (fg) | (a/g/f) ga (fc) (df) | cG AF GA Bc | d2D2 D2 (CD) | F2D2D2 ||

X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C L:1/8 Q:"Slow" B:Manson--Hamilton's Universal Tune Book, vol. 2 (1846, p. 22) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Ddor CD|F3G A3d|(cA)(cd) (cA)(GF)|{FG}A2 G2G2 (FG)|A2G2G2 (FD)| (C>D)(F>G) A3d|(cA)(GA) (F>G)Ac|d2D2D2 (C>D)|F2D2D2|| (cd)|f3g (fgag)|(fc)(df) (cA)(GF)|{FG}A2G2G2(FG)|A2G2G2 (fg)| (a/g/f) (ga) fcdf|(cG)(AF) (GA) (_Bc)|d2 D2D2 (CD)|F2D2D2|