Blodau'r Gorllewin

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 Theme code Index    1112 7bL27bL7bL
 Also known as    Flowers of the West
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Wales
 Genre/Style    Welsh
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    North Wales
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Thomas
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Y Caniedydd Cymreig/The Cambrian Minstrel
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 61
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1845
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Blodau'r Gorllewin T:Flowers of the West M:C L:1/16 R:Air N:Indicated tune for “Bridal Song” (Can Briodasol) B:John Thomas – Y Caniedydd Cymreig/The Cambrian Minstrel (1845, p. 61) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin BA|GB3 GB3 G3B A3G|F2c2 A2G2 F6 (FGA)|B6 c/B/A/B/ c6 d/c/B/c/ | d2d2 B3A G6z2||f2|d2B2 cd ec d2B2 z2f2|d2B2 cd ec d2B2 z2 de|f3g f2ed e2c2 z2d2| f3g {g}f2ed e2c2 z2d2|g6 fe f6ed |e2d2 c2B2 d2c2 z2d2|f3g f2e2 d2c2 d2e2| f3f B2AG F6F2|B6 c/B/A/B/ c6 d/c/B/c/|d2G2 B3A G6a2||


X:1 T:Blodau'r Gorllewin T:Flowers of the West, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Joseph Parry – “Cambrian minstrelsie : (Alawon Gwalia) A national collection B:of Welsh songs, vol. 1” (1893, p. 42) F: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009705610&seq=66 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Ab "Intro"C2|FAFA [DF][FA][EG][DF] |[CE][B,D][A,C][CG][A,2C2F2]|| C2|FA FA (FAG>)F|EB GF E3 E|A>A (B/A/) (G/A/) B>B (c/B/) (A/B/)|cF A>G F2!fermata!|| e2|cA (B/c/) (d/B/) (cA) ze|c2A (B/c/) (d/B/) (cA) ze|f>f f(e/d/) e>e e(d/c/)|dc BA e3 (d/c/)|BA GF !fermata!c2| C2|FA FA (FAG>)F|EB GF E3E|A>A (B/A/) (G/A/) B>B (c/B/) (A/B/)|cF AG !fermata!F2||