'Twas within a Furlong of Edinburgh Town

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 Theme code Index    3b3 54 4511
 Also known as    'Twas within a Mile of Edinburgh Town
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Henry Purcell
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Henry Playford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Dancing Master 9th Edition
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 128
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1701
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 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T:Twas within a Furlong of Edinburgh Town. (p)1696.PLFD1.369 M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/2=90 B:Playford, Dancing Master,9th Ed,1st Supp.,1696. O:England;London H:1696. Z:Chris Partington <www.cpartington.plus> K:Gm GA|B3cd2(cB)|(cA)(dB)G2GA|B>cd>ef2(ed)|(c<B)(f<d)B2d=e| f>=ef>gf2_ed|(ed)(cB)c2(Bc)|(dB)(cA) (BG)(AG)|(^FD)(FA)d2:| |:de|f3g (gf)(ed)|(ed)(cB)c2A2|BABcd2cB|AG^F>GA2(A/B/c)| (BA)(BG)c2de|(fd)(g=e)^f3f|(g<d)(e<c) (d<B)(c<A)|(B<G)(D<^F)G2:|


X:1 T:Within a Furlong of Edenborrow Town M:C L:1/8 R: B:Henry Atkinson’s music manuscript collection, pt. 2 (Hartburn, B:Northumberland, 1694-95, p. 22) B:http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=R0202201&image=1 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin (GA)|B3c d2 (cB)|(cA)(B/c/d) G2 (GA)|B>cd>e f2 (e<d)|(cB) (fd) B2 (de)| (fe) (Fg) f2 (ed)|(ed) c>B c2 (Bc)|(d<B) c<A (B<G) (A<G)|^F-D F-A d2|| (de)|f3g f2 (ed) |(ed) c>B c2 (BA)|(BA) (Bc) d2 (cB)|(AG) (^FG) A2 (A/B/c)| (BA) (BG) c2 (de)|(^fe) (fg) f2 (gf)|(g<d) (e<c) (d<B) (c<A)|(B<G) D-^F G2||


X:1 T:'Twas within a Furlong of Edinborough Town M:C| L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 37) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin GA|B3c d2 (cB)|(cA) (dB) G2 (GA)|B>c d>e f2 (ed)|c<B f<d B2 d^e| f>^e f>g f2 (_ed)|(ed) (cB) c2 (Bc)|(dB) (cA) (BG) (AG)|(^FD) (FA) d2|| de|f3g (gf) (ed)|(ed) (cB) c2A2|(BA) (Bc) d2 (cB)|AG ^F>G A2 (A/B/c)| (BA) (BG) c2 (de)|(fd) (g^e) ^f3f|(g<d) (e<c) (d<B) (c<A)|(B<G) (D<^F) G2||


X:1 T:Twas within a Furlong to Edinburgh M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 4 (1760, p. 32) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin D2|GABc {Bc}d2 (cB)|cA (B/c/d) G3A|(Bc)(de) {de}f2 (ed)|cBfd B2 (de)| (f=e)(fg) f2 (ed)|(ed)(cB) c2 (Bc)|dBcA BGAG|^FDFA d2:| |:(de)|f3g (gf)(ed)|(ed)(cB) c3A|(BA)(Bc) d2 (cB)|AG^FG A3 {AB}c| BABG c3d|edg=e Tf3 (e/d/)|g(de)(c d)(Bc)(A|B)GD^F G2:| |:D2|(GB)(dg) (^fg)(ab)|(.a/.g/.f/.e/ .d/.c/.B/.A/ G3)A|(Bd)(fb) (a/g/) f2g| (f/d/B) (e/c/A) B2 (d>e)|f2 {e}d>g {g}f3 d>f|(gf)(ed) c3 (B/c/)| (dB/d/) (cA/c/) (BG/B/) (A=E/G/)|(^FDF)A d2::(de)|f2 (g/a/b/g/) {g}f3e| d(c/d/) (b/g/f/d/) {d}c3 (B/A/)|(BA)(cB) (dc)(ed)|(c/B/A/G/) ^F2 G2 {G}A3 {AB}c| (B/A/G/B/) (c/A/A) (d/B/)B (e/c/)c|db (a/g/^f/g/) {g}^f3 (e/d/)| (g/d/)d (e/c/)c (d/B/)B (c/A/)A|(d/B/A/G/) D^F G2:|]


X:1 T:'Twas within a Furlong of Edinborough Town M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 614) 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:Gmin GA|B3c d2 (cB)|(cA)(dB) G2 GA|B>cd>e f2 ed|(c<B) (f<d) B2 d=e| f>=e f>g f2 (_ed)|(ed)(cB) c2 (Bc)|(dB)(cA) (BG)(AG)|(^FD) FA d2}} de|f3g (gf)(ed)|(ed)(cB) c2A2|(BA)(Bc) c2 cB|BG^F>G A2 (A/B/c)| (BA)(BG) c2 (de)|(fd)(g=e) ^f3f|(g<d)(e<c) (=d<B) (c<A)|(G<G) D<^F|G2||