Over the Moor among the Heather (1)

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 Theme code Index    5L111 6L222
 Also known as    Aldivalloch, Aldavaloch, An I had thee amang the heather, In the Moor among the Heather, My Laddie from Valenciennes, O'er the Muir Amang the Heather, O’er the Moor to Moggie, Rising of the year 1715, Tha tighinn fodham eiridh
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, English, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Reel (single/double), Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4, 2/2
 History    ENGLAND(North East), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Bremner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scots Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 77
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1757
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:An I had thee ‘mong the heather M:C| L:1/8 N:Early version of "Over the Moor among the Heather [1]" B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations Book II” B:AKA – The McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 196, p. 238) F:https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/an_i_had_thee__mong_the_heather.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:G DEGA GAGD|EGAB ABAE|GABG ABdg|edgB ABAG:| |:Gg2a gagd|ea2 b abag|bgae dega|TgegB ABAE:|]


X:1 T:In the Moor among the Heather [1] M:C| L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol.2 (1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DEGB GEGE|EAAB ABAG|GABd dega|begB ABAG:| |:dega fagd|eaab abag|bage dega|begB ABAG:|]


X:1 T:Over the Moor Amang the Hather [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G DGGA GAGE|EAAB ABAG|DGGA Bdgd|edgd AG E2:| |:dgga gage|eaab abag|bgaf|degd|edgB AG E2:|]


X:1 T:O’er the Moor to Moggie [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Straight and Skillern – Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (c. 1775, No. 142, p. 71) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D(GGA)|GAGD|G(AAB)|cBAB| GABc|dege|e/f/g dB|ABAG:| |:d(gga)|gage|daab|abag| Bage|dege|(e/f/g) dB|ABAG:|]


X:1 T:O’er the Moor among the Hether [sic] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Robert Petrie – Third Collection of Strathspey Reels (p. 26) N:Dedicated to Francis Garden Esq. Junior of Troup by N:Robert Petrie at Kirkmichael. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (DGGB) GBGD|E(AAB) ABAG|GABc degd|(e/f/g) (dB) ABAG:| |:G(gg)a gagd|(eaab) abag|(b/a/g) (a/g/e) dega|gedB ABAG:|


X:1 T:O'er the Moor Amang the Heather [1] M:C| L:1/8 S:Gow - 3rd Repository (1806) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D<(GG)A G>AGD|E(AA>)B A>BAG|GABc de/f/ gd|(e/f/g) B>g A>BAG:| G(gg>)a g>agd|e(aa>)b a>bag|bagf (de/)f/ gd|(e/f/)g Bg A>BAG| G(gg>)a g>agd|e(aa>)b a>bag|(b/a/g) (a/g/f) de/f/ gd|(e/f/g) dB A>BAG|]


X:2 T:O'er the Muir amang the heather [1]. a Reel. R:reel M:C L:1/8 B:Complete Tutor Violin (c. 1815) Z:Dr. Evan Jones [Ed.] K:G (B/c/) | d<GB>G FAA(B/c) | d<GB<G d>Gc>e | dGBG FAA(B/c/) | dGB>A G2 G :| |d | g>db<g f<aa>b | g<db<g e<gd<B |c<aB<g A>Bc>e | d<GB>A G2 (Gd) | g>db>g (f<aa>b) | g<db<g e<gd<B | c<aB<g A>Bc>e | d<gaf g2 g |]


X:1 T:O'er the Moor Among the Heather [1] (Old Scotch) M:C L:1/8 Q:"Allegro" B:Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 46) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D<GG>A G>AGD|E<AA>B A>BAG|B>ABc d/>e/2f/4 gd|e<gd>B A>BAG:| |:G>gg>a g<ag<d|e<aa>b a>ba<g|b>age d>eba|g>e d/e/g/B/ A>BAG:|]


X:1 T:O'er the Moor T:Over the Moor among the Heather (1) M:2/4 L:1/16 R:Country Dance Tune B:”Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes" (1826-1859, No. 54, p. 30) N:The melodist is a musician's ms., probably by a fiddler, that contains both N:tunes and songs from a variety of sources, American and European. The N:inscription on the inside cover reads, "This is from the Bridge family of N:Augusta, Maine (Horatio Bridge, friend of Hawthorne's)". However, entries in N:the ms. were in different hands indicating several contributors. N:The ms. is neat and the notation studied and precise. F:https://archive.org/details/Melodist/page/n31/mode/2up?view=theater Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G DG3G3A|G3AG2F2|EA3A2B2|G3AB3c|d3e/f/ g2d2|eg3dg3|B4A4:| |:Gg3g3a|g3ag2f2|ea3a3g|a3bg2a2|b3ag2e2|dB3g3d|eg3 eg3|B4A4:|


X:1 T:Owre the Muir among the Heather [1]--Variations M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Moderato" B:Köhlers' Violin Repository vol. 3 (1885, p. 240) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A,2D2(D3E)|(DE)FE D2A,2|B,2E2(E3F)|(G2F2)E2D2| F2A2A2(Bc)|(d3e) {d}(f3e)|d3B (BA)GF|(EF)GF (E2D2):| |:A2d2(d3e)|(de)fe d2A2|B2e2 (e3f)|{a}(g3f)e2d2| (f3e)d2B2|A2(Bc) (d3e)|.d3.B (BA)GF|(EF)GF (E2D2):| |:A,B,DE DA,DE|FGEF DEDA,|B,DEF EB,EF|(GF)dF (E2D2)| DEFG (A3B)|(AF)AB d3e|(fd)eB (dA)BF|(E>F)GF (E2D2):| |:Ad (dc/d/) fd (dc/d/)|Adfe d2A2|E^GB^d edef|.e(a/g/) .f(g/f/)e2d2| edef dABd|AF {F}ED ABde|(fd)eB (dA)BF|(E>F)GF E2D2:||