Oh Dear Mother What Shall I Do?

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 Theme code Index    131H1H 1H66H2H
 Also known as    Oh dear Minnie what shall I do?
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Theophilus Cibber
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Patie and Peggy
 Tune and/or Page number    Air V
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1730
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 Title of recording    
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 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:O dear Mother what shall I do? M:6/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Theophilus Cibber - Patie and Peggy (1730, Air V) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amix E4 E2 (E2F2)^G2|(A2B2)c2 A4F2|A4 F2 F4 f2|(e3f) d2 B4A2| (C2D2)E2 E4E2|(A3B) A2 A4E2|A2E2C2 E3DC2|(cd e2)c2 B4A2|| (cd e2) e2 (e2f2)g2|f2e2d2 (c3BA2)|c2f2f2 (f3g)a2|A3B c2 (B4A2)| (c3B) (cd) (e2c2)e2|(f2e2)d2 (c3B A2)|(F3G) F2 (E2C2)E2|(FG A2)d2 B4 A2||


X:1 T:O dear Mother what shall I do M:3/4 L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 213, p. 262) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/o_dear_mother_what_shall_i_do.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:C C3D (E/D/C)|E2G2A2|c3d ed|Tc3A G2|E2A3B|A4 {ABcdefg}a2|g2 (ag) (3fge| Td4 c2|TE2D2C2|E2G2A2|cB cd ed|Tc3A G2| A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(AB) T(BA/B/) cE|TD4 C2:| |:e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|a2Tg2f2|(e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|e2a2 (a/b/c')| Ta4g2|cB cd (e/d/c/d/)|Td4 c2|e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|ab c'g be| Td4 c2|A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(cd) T(dc/d/) eE|TD4 C2:| |:(3EFE (3DED C2|ED EF GE|cB cd ed|Tc3 A G2|c2 (A/c/B/A/) (^G/A/B/G/)| A4 {ABcdef=g}a2|g3a (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|TE3D C2|E2G2A2| cB cd (e/c/d/e/)|c3A G2|A3c A>c|G3c G>c|F3c F>d|TD4 C2:| |:(ef g)c Bc|g2e2g2|(3a_ba (3gag (3fgf|(3efe (3ded c2|(eg) a2 (a/b/c') Ta4 g2| cB cd (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|Ted (c/B/c/d/) (e/d/e/f/)|(g2e2)g2|a(_b/a/) (g/b/a/g/) (f/a/g/f/)| (e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|(A/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (A/c/B/c/)|(G/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (G/c/B/c/)|(F/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (E/c/B/c/)|TD4 C2:|]


X:1 T:O dear Mother, what shall I do M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Francis Barsanti – “Collection of Old Scots Tunes” (Edinburgh, 1742, p. 13) F: https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/b/b0/IMSLP94625-PMLP194938-Barsanti_A_Collection_of_Old_Scots_Tunes.pdf N:Francis Barsanti (1690-1775) was an Italian flautist, oboist and composer who spent N:most of his life in London and Edinburgh. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 D3E D2|F2A2B2|d3 ef>e|{e}Td3B A2|d2 B>dA>d|B4 b2|a2 (ba)(gf)|Te4{de}d2| {G}TF3-E D2|JF2A2B2|d2 d>e f>e|Td3B A2|B3c d2|TA2{G}F2A2|B>c d2 F>G|{F}TE4 D2:| |:f>g a2a2|ag f2a2|b2a2 (g>a)|{g}Tf3e d2|f>a b2 (b>c')|Tb4 a2|d2 d>ef>g|{f}Te4d2| Tfedefg|a>g f2a2|b2Ta2g2|a>gTf>e d2|B3cJd2|TA2 {G}F2A2|B>c d2 (F>G)|{F}TE4 D2:|] V:2 clef = bass D,4z2|D,4 G,2|F,2G,2A,2|D,2D,,2 z2|B,4F,2|G,2G,,2G,2|F,2G,4|A,2A,,2D,2| D,,4 z2|D,4G,2|F,2G,2A,2|D,2E,2F,2|G,2 G,,2z2|F,2D,2F,2|G,4D,2|A,2A,,2D,2:| |:D,>E, F,2C,2|D,4F,2|G,2A,2A,,2|D,2D,,2z2|D,2G,2G,,2|D,2D,,2D,2|B,,2B,2G,2|A,2A,,2D,2| z6|F,E,D,E,F,D,|G,2F,2E,2|F,4F,2|G,2G,,2z2|F,2D,2F,2|G,4D,2|A,2A,,2D,2:|]


X:1 T:O Mother what shall I do M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Largo" B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 1 (1760, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D3E D2|F2A2B2|d3e {de}f2|Td3B A2|d2 BdAd| B4b2|a2 bagf|Te4d2|F3E D2|F2A2B2| (dc)(de)(fe)|Td3c A2|B3 dBd|TA2F2A2|b2a2g2| (ag)(fe) d2|B3 dBd|A3 BAB|G3 AFG|TE4D2:|]


X:1 T:O dear Mother what shall I do M:3/4 L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 213, p. 262) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/o_dear_mother_what_shall_i_do.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:C C3D (E/D/C)|E2G2A2|c3d ed|Tc3A G2|E2A3B|A4 {ABcdefg}a2|g2 (ag) (3fge| Td4 c2|TE2D2C2|E2G2A2|cB cd ed|Tc3A G2| A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(AB) T(BA/B/) cE|TD4 C2:| |:e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|a2Tg2f2|(e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|e2a2 (a/b/c')| Ta4g2|cB cd (e/d/c/d/)|Td4 c2|e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|ab c'g be| Td4 c2|A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(cd) T(dc/d/) eE|TD4 C2:| |:(3EFE (3DED C2|ED EF GE|cB cd ed|Tc3 A G2|c2 (A/c/B/A/) (^G/A/B/G/)| A4 {ABcdef=g}a2|g3a (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|TE3D C2|E2G2A2| cB cd (e/c/d/e/)|c3A G2|A3c A>c|G3c G>c|F3c F>d|TD4 C2:| |:(ef g)c Bc|g2e2g2|(3a_ba (3gag (3fgf|(3efe (3ded c2|(eg) a2 (a/b/c') Ta4 g2| cB cd (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|Ted (c/B/c/d/) (e/d/e/f/)|(g2e2)g2|a(_b/a/) (g/b/a/g/) (f/a/g/f/)| (e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|(A/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (A/c/B/c/)|(G/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (G/c/B/c/)|(F/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (E/c/B/c/)|TD4 C2:|]


X:1 T:O dear Mother what shall I do M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:"Slow" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3 (1760, p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D6E2D4|{E}F4A4T(B3A/B/)|d6 e2 (def2)|{e}Td6B2A4| d4B2d2A2d2|B8b4|T(a3g/a/) (b2a2)(g2e2)|{d}Te8 d4| L:1/8 TF3E (F/E/D)|{E}F2A2B2|(dc)(de)(fe)|{e}Td3B A2| B3A {A}Bd|{B}A2{G}F2A2|Bc d2 (FG)|{F}TE4 D2:| |:(fg) a2 (ab)|{b}a2f2a2|{a}b2{b}a2{a}g2|Tf3e d2| fa b2 (b/c'/d')|{c'}Tb4 a2|Bd(ba)d'f|{d}Te4 d2| f(e/f/) defg|a(dcd) d'2|b2 adcg|Tf2 (ef)d2| Bc d2B2|A2 {G}F2A2|(Bd) (AB) (DG)|{F}TE4 D2:| |:DF2A2 (B/c/)|dAeAfA|gAfAeA|Tf2 (e/d/e/f/) (d2| d)c2B2(b|b)a2g2(f|f)g/a/ (gf)(bg)|{f}Te4 d2| D F2A2 (B/c/)|.d/(A/B/A/) .e/(A/B/A/) .f/(A/B/A/)|.g/(A/G/A/) .f/(A/G/A/) .e/(A/B/A/)| .f/(a/g/f/) .e/(g/f/e/) .d/(f/e/d/)|TB3 A{A} Bd|{B}A2{G}F2A2| B>c (d/c/B) (A/G/F)|{F}TE4 D2::fgaaEa|DaFaDa| GbFaEg|(fe)(dc) d2|f(g/a/) bbDb|GbGbFa|f/e/d (g/f/)e (b/a/)g| {f}Te4 d2|f/g/f/e/ d/A/d/f/ a/d/f/a/|d'aFaDa|GbFaEg| Tf2 ef d2|b>c' d'2 b2|a2f2A2|B>c d2 F>G|TE4 D2:| P:Giga M:6/8 L:1/8 "Brisk"D2D FAB|def d2A|(dB)B B2a|baf Te2d| D2D FAB|def d2A|B3 AFA|(B/c/d)F TE2D:| |:(f/g/a)a a2d|baf Te2d|fbb b2d'|baf Te2d| (f/g/a)d afd|baf efd|TB3 AFA|(B/c/d)F TE2D:|]


X:2 T:Oh Dear Mother What Shall I Do? M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:Johnson - Scots Musical Museum (No. 236) K:D D3ED2 | F2A2B2 | d2f2e2 | d2B2A2 | d2B2d2 | B4b2 | b2a2g2 | f2e2d2 | F2E2D2 | F2A2B2 | d2f2e2 | d2B2A2 | B2d2B2 | A2F2A2 | B2d2F2 | E4C2 ||d2a2a2 | a3fa2 | b2a2f2 | e4d2 | f2b2b2 | b4a2 | a2g2f2 | e4d2 | d2a2a2 | a2f2a2 | b2a2f2 | e4d2 | B2d2B2 | A2F2A2 | B2d2F2 | E4D2 ||


X:3 T:Untitled M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Bayard"A Miscellany of Tune Notes," Studies in Folklore (p. 169) N:Collected in Pennsylvania in 1930's K:D A, |: D2F A2c | def d2A | dcB A^GA | baf {g}fed | D2FA2c | def d2A | dcB A^GA | {c}BAF E2F :| |: D2a a^ga | baf {g}fef | dfa a2c | def e2f | dfa a^ga | baf ede | dcB A^GA | BAF E2F :|]