Fife and A' the Lands About It

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 Theme code Index    6L111H 5551
 Also known as    Fairest Jenny
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Francis Barsanti
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Collection of Old Scots Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 8
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1742
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Fife and all the Lands about it M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Francis Barsanti – “Collection of Old Scots Tunes” (Edinburgh, 1742, p. 8) 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:C V:1 E2 GA G2g2|Td3 B Jd2G2|g2G2 GABc|Jd2 T(cB) A4|c2 e>f e2 {ef}g2|G>AB>c Jd2 D2| E2G2 Te3d|Bcde d4::gaba g2d2|Te3d B2d2|e2 T(g^f) g2 d2|(cB)T(AG) d4| e2 T(g^f) g3a|{ga}b2 T(a>g) a2 A2|{A}B2 d2 Te3d|g2 (G>A) G4:|] V:2 clef = bass C,D,E,F, E,D,E,C,|B,,A,,B,,G,, ^F,,2G,,2|z4 G,2 G,,A,,|B,,2C,2 D,4|E,3D, C,D,E,C,|B,,2 G,,A,, B,,A,,B,,G,,| C,2B,,2 C,B,,C,D,|G,,A,,B,,C, D,4::z4 G,A,B,G,|C,D,E,^F, G,A,B,G,|C,3 D, E,C,B,,G,|E,3 E, D,2 D,,2| z4 E,2 G,^F,|G,2G,,2 D,E,^F,D,|G,,A,,B,,G,, C,2C2|G,4 G,,4:|]


X:1 T:Fife and a the Lands about it M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 1 (1760, p. 5) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G E2 G>A G2g2|Td3B d2G2|g2G2 (GA)(Bc)|{Bd}d2 Tc>B A4| c2 (ef) e2 (ef/g/)|(GA)(Bc) {Bc}d2D2|E2G2 Te3d|(Bc)(de) d4:| |:(ga)(ba) g2d2|e3d B2d2|e2 (gf) g2d2|(cB)(AG) d3d| (ed)(ef) g3a|{ga}b2 (ag) a2A2|B2d2 Te3d|g2 (GA) G2:|]


X:1 T:Fife and all the lands about it M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book V (1760, p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G E2 (G>A) G2g2|{e}d3 B {Bc}d2G2|g2G2 (GA)(Bc)|{Bc}d2 Tc>B {B}TA4| c2 e>f e2 (e/f/g)|(G>A)(B>c) {Bc}d2D2|{D}E2G2 Te3d|(B>c)(d>e) d4:| |:(g>a)(b>a) g2d2|e3d TB2d2|e2 (gf) g3d|(cB)(AG) d3d| (ed)(ef) {f}g3a|{ga}b2 Ta>g {g}a2A2|{A}B2d2 Te3d|{ef}g2 (G>A) G4:| |:(EG)(FA) (GA/B/ c/d/e/f/)|(g<e) (d<B) {Bc}d2G2|g2 (g/a/b) G3A|(B<g)(d<B) {B}A4| c2 (3ecg (e/g/f/a/) g(f/e/)|(d<B) TA>G {Bc}d2D2|(EDE)G Te3d|(B>c)(d>e) d4:| |:(g>a) (b/g/a/b/) g2d2|(e/g/f/a/) (g/e/d/c/) T(B>c) d2|(3edg (3gfa (3agb (a/g/f/e/)|(d<B) T(A>G)d3 d| (d>e)(e>f) (f>g)(g>a)|(3bag (3d'c'b a2A2|T(BAB)d Te3d|{ef}g2 (G>A) G4:|]