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Miller of Drone (1) (The)
X:1 T:Miller of Drone [1], The M:C| L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:J. Pringle - A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys & Jigs (1801, p. 2) N:"Dedicated by Permission to the Honorable Miss Elliot" Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F#min c/B/|A<FF>A E>FEC|A,<A,A,>c {c}B2 Bc/B/|A<FF>A ~E>FEC|CFEG A2 Ac/B/| A<FFA E>FEC|A,<A,d>c {c}B2 ~Bc/d/|e>Bc>G A>EF>C|E<E ~EF/G/ A2A|| c/d/|ecca ee (f/e/).d/.c/|ecca Tf2 fg/a/|ecca ee (f/e/).d/.c/|d>Bc>A {G}F2 ~Fc/d/| ecca ee (f/e/).d/.c/|ecca Tf2 f>g|(3agf (3efg (3aed (3cBA|{c}d>Bc>A {G}~F2F|]
X:07
C:Page 04
T:Millers Wife of Droan. MBe.07
A:England;Cumbria;Towcett
B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815
Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012
T:Miller of Drone, aka. MBe.07
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/2=60
R:
C:Nathaniel Gow
N:No Key signature in MS, but usually found in a major key.
K:D
"No Key sig. in MS"f/e/|dBBd|ABAF|Ddgf|e2 fe|\
dBBd|ABAF|Adce|d2:|
|:f/g/|affd'|"semi-qu's in MS"aa (b/a/g/f/)|affd'|b2bd'|affd'|"semi-qu's in MS"aa (b/a/g/f/)|gefd|B2 Bb|
affd'|"semi-qu's in MS"aa (b/a/g/f/)|affd'"poss bar missing"|"sic"(d'/c'/b/) (a/b/c'/)|d'abf|gefd|B2:|
X:1
T:Miller of Drone [1], The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances
B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 10)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bmin
(f/e/)|d>BB>d ABAF|DD D>f e2 e(f/e/)|d>BB>d A>B AF|A>BA>c d2 d(f/e/)|
d>BB>d A>BA>F|DD g>f e2 (e/f/g)|a>ef>c d>AB>F|A>AB>c d2 d||
(f/g/)|a>ff>d' .a.a (b/a/)(g/f/)|a>ff>d' b2 (b/c'/)(d'/b/)|affd' aa (b/a/)(g/f/)|g>ef>d B2 B(f/g/)|
affd' aa (b/a/)(g/f/)|affd' b2 (b>c')|(3d'c'b abc' (3d'ag (3fed|g>ef>d B2 B|]
X:1
T:Miller of the Drone
T:Miller of Drone [1], The
M:C
L:1/16
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:The 2nd strain is only 7 measures long in the ms.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F#min
cB|AF3F3A E3FEC3|AA,3A,3c B4 (B3c)|AF3F3A E3FE3C|EA3G3B A3Ac3B|
AF3F3A E3FE3C|A,A,3A,3c B4 B2cd|e3Bc3G AE3E3C|EE3F3G A4 A2:|
|:f2|e3cc3d e3a (fedc)|ec3c3d f4 f2a2|ec3c3d F4 Ff3 |ec3c3d ea3 (fedc)|
e3cc3e f4 f3g|(3a2g2f2 (3e2f2g2 (3a2g2f2 (3e2d2c2|d3Bc3A A4 [FA]:|
X:1
T:Miller of Drone [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Alexander – “Alexander’s Fifty New Scotch & Irish Reels & Hornpipes” (c. 1826, No. 37, p. 18)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
BA|GEEG DEDB,|G,2 cB A2 BA|GEEG DEDB,|D/D/D EF G2:||
"loco"Bc|dBBg dd (e/d/c/B/)|dBBg e2 (3efg|dBBg dd (e/d/c/B/)|cABG E2 Bc|
dBBg dd (e/d/c/B/)|dBBg e2 ef|(3gfe (3def (3gfe (3dcB|c>A B>G E2!D.C.!y|]
X:1
T:Miller of Drone [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Saunders – New and Complete Instructor for the Violin (Boston, 1847, No. 29, p. 57)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F#min
.c/.B/|A>FF>A E>FE>C|A,A, A,>c {c}B2 Bc/B/|A>FF>A E>FE>C|DFEG A2 Ac/B/|
A>FF>A E>FE>C|A,A, d>c {c}B2 Bc/d/|e>Bc>g A>EF>C|E<E E>F A2 A||
.c/.d/|e<cca ee f/e/d/c/|e<cca f2 (f>a)|e<cca ee f/e/d/c/|d>Bc>A F2 Fc/d/|
e<cca ee f/e/d/c/|e<cca f2 (f>.g)|(3.a.g.f (3efg (3aed (3cBA|d>B c>A F2 F|]
X:97
T:Miller Of Drone [1],The. WI.097
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/2=60
B:Wm Irwin, Folio MS, c1850. AGG's Transcription
R:.Strathspey
O:England
A:Lake District
Z:vmp.Chris Partington.2005
K:A
c/B/|A<FF>A E>FE>C|A,<A, d>c {c}B2(3BcB|\
A<FF>A E>FE>C|D>FE>G A2A:|
(c/d/)|e>cc>a e>e f/e/d/c/|e>cc>a {g}f2(fa)|\
e>cc>a e>e f/e/d/c/|{Bc}d>B{d}c>A {G}F2F(c/d/)|
e>cc>a e>e f/e/d/c/|e>cc>a {g}f2(fa)|\
(3agf (3efg (3aed (3cBA|{c}d>Bc>A {G}F2G|]
X:27
T:Miller of Drone [1]. Roose.0673, The
B:J.Roose MS, Manchester 1850
Z:Village Music Project 2019 Mike Hicken
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
U: W = !wedge!
N: NB1 In the Ms. the A note is shown with a dot and a semi-quaver beam.
N: NB2 Fermata sign replaced by FINE although there is no D.C. sign in the Ms.
N: NB2 No triplet signs on the last six notes in this bar in the Ms.
K:A
c>B|A<FF>A E>FE>C|A,2 d>c c<Bc>B|A<FF>A E>FE>C|D2E2A2 c>B|
A<FF>A E>FE>C|A,2 d>c B2 B>c|d>Bc>A F>"^NB1"AE>C|D2E2A2"^NB2"!fine!:|
|:c>d|e<cc>f e>e f/e/d/c/|e<cc>a f2 fg/a/|e<cc>f e2 f/e/d/c/| d>Bc>A F3f|
e<cc>f e2f/e/d/c/| e<cc>a f3g|(3WaWgWf (3WeWfWg "^NB3"(3WaWeWd (3WcWBWA|d>Bc>A F2:|
X:1
T:Millers of Drone, The
T:Miller of Drone [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection
N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Crossmolina, County Mayo), a musically literate
N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873.
S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of
S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology,
S:2007, p. 18. Carolan ms. 1, No. 49
K:A
c>B|AFFA E2 E<C|B,dcB cBBc|AFFA E2E2|FAGB AdcB|
AFFA E2 (EC)|Ed(dc) cBBc|(eB)(cA) BGAF|1E<E FG A2:|2 E<EFG A2A2||
|:e>c~c2 ef ((3edc)|ecce f2 f<{g}a|e>c c2 ef ((3edc)|BdcA F2F2|
e>c~c2 ef ((3edc)|ecce f2g2|((3agf) ((3efg) ((3agf) ((3edc)|(dB)(cA) EdcB:|]
X:1
T:Miller of Derone, The
T:Miller of Drone [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 594)
B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
f/e/|dBBd ABAF|AAgf e2 ef|dBBd ABAF|GBAc d2 df/e/|
dBBd ABAF|AAgf e2 ef/g/|aefc dABF|AABc d2 df/g/||
affd' aa b/a/g/f/|affd' b2 bd'|affd' aa b/a/g/f/|gefd c2 Bf/g/|
affd' aa b/a/g/f/|affd' b2 bc'|(3d'c'b (3abc' (3d'ag (3fed|gefd B2B|]
X:1
T:Miller of Drone [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 158, p 34)
B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=33&z=226.1512%2C202.5303%2C2572.7412%2C1234.6572
N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from
N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GE ED/E/ DDDB,|G,G,G,B c2 BA|GE ED/E/ DDDF|DD/D/ EF G2 BA|
GE ED/E/ DDDB,|G,G,G,B c2 Bc|dc/B/ cB/A/ BGGF|DD/D/ EF G4||
dBBg d2 dB|dBBg e2 ef/g/|dBBg dgBd|cABG EE/E/ E2|
dBBg d2 dc|Bdgd e2 ef|gf/e/ de/f/ gdBG|cABG EE/E/ E2|]
X:2
T:Miller of Dron [1]
Q:140
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspay
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F#min
c/B/|A<FF<A E>F E<C|A,<Ad>c B2 Bc/B/|1 A<FF>A E>F E<C|D<FE>G A2A:|
|2 e>Bc>G A>EF>C|D>FE>G A2A||c/d/|e<cc<a e>e f/e/d/c/|
e<cc<a f2 f>a|e<c c>a e>e f/e/d/c/|d>Bc>A F2 Fc/d/|e<cc<a e>e f/e/d/c/|
e>fa>g f2 f>g|(3agf (3efg (3aed (3cBA|(3dcB (3cBA (3Ffe (3dcB|]