Noble Squire Dacre

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 Theme code Index    7556 1H61H3H
 Also known as    Noble Squire d'Acre comes over the Border, Scots came over the Border (The), Squire Dacre's
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 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AABB, AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Robert Riddell
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Collection of Scotch Galwegian Border Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 15
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1794
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Noble Squire d'Acre comes over the Border M:6/8 L:1/8 N:Hand-written on the page is the note "Slow with Expression," N:which may be Nathaniel Gow's entry, as it is believed to have N:been his copy of the book. B:Robert Riddell -- Collection of Scotch Galwegian Border Tunes (1794) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D e|:cBA AEA|ABc TB2A|dcB BFB|dfd Tfga| cBA AEA|ABc TB2A|dfd efg|a2c TB2A:| |:cA/B/c/A/ Te2A|c(A/B/c/A/) Te2A|d(B/c/d/B/) Tf2B|d(B/c/d/B/) Tfga| c(A/B/c/A/) Te2A|c(A/B/c/A/) edc|dfd efg|a2c TB2A:| |:cAA eAA|fAA eAA|dBB fBB|aBB fga| cAA eAA|fAA edc|dfd efg|a2c TB2A:||


X:1 T:Noble Squire Dacre Comes Over the Border M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Davidson's Instrumental Gems (p. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A e|:OcBA AEA|ABc TB2A|dcB BFB|dfd fTga| cBA AEA|ABc TB2A|dfd efg|a2c TB2A:|!Fine! |:cA/B/c/A/ Te2A|cA/B/c/A/ Te2A|dB/c/d/B/ Tf2B|dB/c/d/B/ fga| cA/B/c/A/ Te2A|dA/B/c/A/ edc|dfd efg|a2c TB2A:| |:cAA eAA|fAA eAA|dBB fdd|aBB fg| cAA eAA|fAA edc|dfd efg|a2A TB2A:|O!D.C.!||


X:1 T:Squire Dacre's M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 8) N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A e|c>BA AEA|ABc TB2A|dBB TB2A|Bde f2a| c>BA AEA|ABc TB2A|def efg|(f/g/a)A B2A|| BAA eAA|gAA eg/f/e/d/|dBB fBB|aBB fa/g/f/e/| cAA eAA|gAA eg/f/e/d/|def efg|f/g/ac B2A|| (c/B/A/B/c/A/) Te2A|(c/B/A/B/c/A/) Te2A2|(d/c/B/c/d/)B/ f2B| (d/c/B/c/d/B/) Tf2B|c/B/A/B/c/A/ Te2A|c/B/A/B/c/A/ Te2A| def efg|f/g/ac TB2A||cAA eAA|gAA eAA|dBB fBB| aBB fBB|cAA eAA|gAA eAA|def efg|f/g/ac B2A:|]


X:1 T:Noble Squire Dacre M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Bruce & Stokoe - Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G BA>G G>FG|G>AB A2G|c>BA A>BA|c>ec efg| B>AG G>AG|G>AB A2G|c>ec def|g2B A2G:| |:BG/A/B/G/ d2G|BG/A/B/G/ d2G|cA/B/c/A/ e2A|cA/B/c/A/ efg| BG/A/B/G/ d2G|BG/A/B/G/ dcB|cec def|g2B A2:|]


X:1 T:Noble Squire Dacre (A Funeral Dirge) M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig N:"Very slowly, 6 beats in a bar." B:Cocks - Tutor for the Northumbrian Half-Long Bagpipes (1925, No. 12, p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A c>BA {e}A>BA|{e}A>Bc TB2A|d>cB {e}B>cB|d>fd fga| c>BA {e}A>BA|{e}A>Bc TB2A|d>fd efg|a2c TB2A:| |:cA/B/c/A/ Te2A|cA/B/c/A/ Te2A|dB/c/d/B/ Tf2B|dB/c/d/B/ fga| cA/B/c/A/ Te2A|cA/B/c/A/ edc|dfd efg|a2c B2A:|]