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Caper Fey
X:1 T:Caper Fei M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:The tune is in the key of 'C' but there is one sharp in the key sig. in the ms. B:David Young - The Drummond Castle Manuscript, Part 2 (1734, No. 16) B:https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/drummond2.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B|c2 ce c2 GA/B/|c2 GF TE>DCc|d2 Tf>e d2 AB/^c/|d2 A>G TF>E DA/B/| cCEG c2 e>d|c2 GF TE>DCE|DEFG ABcA|d2 AG TF>ED:| |:g|ecgc acgc|ecgc a/g/f/e/ dg|fdad bdad|fdad b/a/g/f/ dg| ecgc acgc|GAcd edcg|afge fde^c|d2 A>G TF>ED:| |:E|C2 CE C2 CE|CDEF GECE|D2 DA D2 DA|D2 AG F>EDE| C3E C3E|CDEF GECE|DEFG ABcA|d2 A>G TF>E D:| |:g|cg e/f/g/e/ cg e/f/g/e/|cg e/f/g/e/ g/f/e/d/ cg|da f/g/a/f/ da f/g/a/f/|da f/g/a/f/ a/g/f/e/ dg| cg e/f/g/e/ cg e/f/g/e/|GAcd Te>dcg|(a/g/f) (g/f/e) (f/e/d) (e/d/^c)|d2 A>G TF>ED:|]
X:1
T:Caper Fey
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Robert Bremner – “For the year 1769 a collection of scots reels, or country dances” (pp. 102-103)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
e|c/c/c (e>d) c2 (G>A)|c2 G>F TECCA|d/d/d T(^f>e) d2 (A^c)|d2 TA>G T^FDDE|
c/c/c (e>d) c2 (G>A)|c2 G>F TECCE|DE^FG AB^cA|d2 A>G T^FDD:|
|:g|ecgc acgc|ecgf Tecca|^fdad bdad|^fdag Tfddg|
ecge (c>dTc)A|G>A cd eccg|a>^fge fde^c|d2 TA>G T^FDD:|
|:E|C/C/C (CE) C2 (CE)|C/C/C (CD) TECCE|D/D/D D^F D2 D^F|D/D/D (DE) T^FDDE|
C/C/C (CE) C2 (CE)|C/C/C (CD) TECCE|DE^FG AB^cA|dA-AG T^FDD:|
|:g|ec e/f/g/f/ Tec e/f/g/f/|ec e/f/g/f/ ecca|T^fd f/g/a/g/ fd f/g/a/g/|T^fd f/g/a/g/ fddg|
ec e/=f/g/f/ edTcA|GA cd Teccg|(a/g/^f) (g/f/e) (f/e/d) (e/d/^c)|d2 A>G ^FDD:|]
X:1
T:Caper Fey
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey or Reel
N:"Original Set"
B:Gow - Fourth Collection of Niel Gow's Reels (1800)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
G|c2 {c/d/}e>d Tc2 Gc|{A/B/}c2 TG>F ECCE|{D}d<d f>e Td2 A(B/^c/)|Td2 A>G FDD>E|
{C}c2 {c/d/}e>d Tc2 GA/B/|Tc2 G>F ECC>E|(DEF).G (AB^c).A|~d2 A>G FDD||
g/f/|e>cg>c a>cg>c|e>cg>c {f}e>dce|f>da>d bdaf|~d>e ~f>g a/g/f/e/ dg/f/|
e>cg>c a>cg>c|~G>A ~c>d ec cf/g/|{f/g/}a>f g>e f>d e>^c|{c}d2 A>G FDD|]
X:1
T:Caper Fey
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:William Morrison - Collection of Highland music, consisting of
B:strathspeys, reels, marches, waltzes & slow airs (c. 1813, p. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
G|Tc2 cd c2 GB|Tc2 GF {F}EDC^c|dg^fe Td2 AB/^c/|d2 AG {G}^FEDB|
Tc2 cd Tc2 GB|Tc2 GF {F}EDCE|FDFG AB^cA|{^c}d2 AG ^FED:|
g/f/|ecgc acg(c|e)cgc {f}e>dcg|fdad bdad|fdad fed(=f|
e)cgc acgc|GAcd {f}edc{^f}g|afge fde^c|dABG FED|]
X:1
T:Reel
M:C
L:1/8
N:A version of "Caper Fey"
S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection,
S:vol. 3, p. 149. Mid-19th century, County Cork
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D2 FA d2 Bd|dcdA FDDF|E2 cd e2 Bd|edBA GEEF|
D2 FA d2 Bc|dcdB FDDF|EFGA BcdB|edBA GEEF:|
|:D2 DE FDAD|FDAD FDDF|E2 EF GEBE|GEBE GEEF|
D2 DE FDAD|FDAD FDDF|EFGA BcdB|edBA GEEF:|]
X:1
T:Caper Fey
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Köhlers’ Violin Repository Part Third (1885, p. 288)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
G|c2 ed ~c2 Gc|c2 GF (EC)CE|d<d (f>e) ~d2 (AB/^c/)|~d2 AG FDDE|
c2 ed ~c2(GA/B/)|~c2 GF ECCE|(DE)FG (AB)^cA|~d2 (AG) FDD||
G/f/|(ec)(gc) (ac)(gc)|(ec)(gc) {f}edce|(fd)(ad) (bd)(af)|defg (a/g/f/e/) (dg/f/)|
(ec)(gc) (ac)(gc)|GA cd ecc (f/g/)|afge fde^c|d2 (AG) FDD|]