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 Theme code Index    461H6 4411
 Also known as    Hen's March to the Midden (The), Hen's March O'er the Midden (The), Cackling of the Hens (The), Duck's in the Midden (The), Hen's Concert (The), Hen's March, Major Hen's March
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    English, Irish, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney), ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Bremner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Collection of Airs and Marches for Two Violins or German Flutes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 64
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1756-1761
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Hen’s March [1], The M:C L:1/8 R:March Q:"Pocco Allegro" B: Robert Bremner – Collection of Airs and Marches for Two Violins or German Flutes (c. 1756-61; No. 54, p. 64) F: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104412975 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 d2A2 defg|(f/g/a) gf e2A2|d3e fef^g|{a}T^g3a a4| agfa gfeg|fede A4|(d/e/f) (e/f/g) (f/g/a) gf|Te3d d4:| |:.Az .Az .Az .Az|Az A>f (e3f)|.dz .dz .dz .dz|dz d>g (f3a)| .dz d>d (g3b)|.dz d>g (f3a)|.dz d>d (g3b)|.dz d>g (f3a)| agfa gfeg|fede A4|(d/e/f) (e/f/g) (f/g/a) gf|Te3d d4:| V:2 F2E2D2z2|(d/e/f) ed A4|F3E D2d2|e2d2 c4| d2f2e2A2 |d2F2A4|D2c2 (d/e/f) ed|A2A2F4:| |:Az A>f (e3f)|.Az .Az .Az .Az|dz d>g (f3a)|.dz .dz .dz d>d| (f3a) .dz d>d|(g3b) dz d>d|(f3a) .dz d>d|(g3b) (f3a)| fedf e2A2|d2F2A2G2|F2A2 (d/e/f) ed|A2A2 F4:| V:3 clef = bass D,2C,2D,2A,,2|D,2G,2 A,G,F,E,|D,4 B,,4|E,2E,,2G,4| D,4 C,2A,,2|z2 D,2 A,G,F,E,|D,2A,,2 D,2G,2|A,2A,,2 D,4:| |:z8| z8| z8|z8| z8| z8| z8|z8| D,4 C,2A,,2|z2 D,2 A,G,F,E,|D,2C,2 D,2G,2|A,2 A,,2D,4:|


X: 1 T:Hen's March to the Midden,aka. JBa.04 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=90 S:Joseph Barnes MS,Carlisle,1762. R:.Air O:England A:Carlisle N:No key signature given. Version in Walsh MS 1730 is in Dmajor..NB - N:the N:marks above the notes are shown as short vertical dashes above the N:stave...CGr. Z:vmp.C.Graebe. F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/barnes_j.abc K:D major %"No Key Sig in MS,see note" d2A2 defg | a2 gf efde | "_Unclear" A2A2 dcde |\ fgfg "sh"g3 g|! a4-agfa | gfeg fede | A3A dcde | fagf "sh"e4 | d8 :|! |:."NB"d2.d2.d2.d2 | .d2 .d.d (f3a) | .d2 .d.d (bg3)|\ .d2 .d.d (f3a) |! .d2 .d.d (b"^cr"g3) | .d2 .d.d (f3a) |\ (f3a) a4-|agfa gfeg |! fede A3A | d2 de fagf | "sh" e4d4 |]


X:1 T:Hen’s March [1] M:C L:1/8 R:March S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 133) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C G2|c>def g>fed|cB cd/e/ G2G2|c>Bcd efg>e|gfef g3a| g>feg fedf|ed cd/e/ G2G2|cBcd efg>e|d2 cB c2:| G2|.c.c.c.c .c2 (3.c.c.c|cccc cc/d/ e>g|cc/d/ e>g c/d/c/d/ !fermata!e>g|ccag c2c/d/e/g/| c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d/|c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d/ e>g| gfeg fedf|e>d cd/e/ G2G2|cBcd efge|d2 cB c2||


X:1 T:Hen's March [1], The (Duet) M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 48) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 A2|d3A .d.e.f.g|(f/g/a) (gf) e2A2|d3A .d.e.f.g|(^g3a) a4| .a.g.f.a .g.f.e.g|.f.e.d.f A4|(d/e/f) (e/f/g) (f/g/a) (.g.f)|T(e3d) d2:| z2|A z A z A z Az|A z A>f (e3f)|d z d z d z d z|d z d>g (f3a)| d z d>d (g3b)|d z d>g (f3a)|d z d>d (g3b)|d z d>g (f3a)| a>gf>a g>fe>g|f>ed>f A4|(d/e/f) (e/f/g) (f/g/a) (b/a/g)|f2 Te2 d2 || V:2 F2|F3F .F.A.d.e|(d/e/f) (.e.d) [A2c2] z2|F3F .F.A.d.e|(_e2d2) [E4c4]|| .f.e.d.f .e.d.c.e|.d.A.F.A F4|(F/A/d) (c/d/e) (d/e/f) (.e.d)|T(A3F) F2:| z2|A z A>f (e3 f)|A z A z A z A z|d z d>g (f3a)|d z d z d z d>d| (f3 a) d z d>d|(g3b)d z d>d|(f3a) d z d>d|(g3b) (f3a)| f>ed>f e>dc>e|d>AF>A F4|A2 c2 (d/e/f) (g/f/e)|d2 TA2 F2||


X:1 T:Hen's March [1], The L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Bruce & Stokoe - Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C G|c>de>f|g>fe>d|c>d c/d/e|G2G2|c>de>f|g>fe>f|g>fe>f|g2 g>g| g>fe>g|f>ed>f|e>d c/d/e|G2G2|c>Bc>d|efgf|edcB|c3:| |:G|Gccc|cccc|cccc|cceg|Gccc|cccc|cccc|cceg| cceg|cceg|c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d|c/d/c/d/ eg|c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d/ c/d/c/d eg|c/d/c/d/ eg c/d/c/d/ eg| g>fe>g|f>ed>f|e>d c/d/e|G2G2|c>Bcd|efgf|edcB|c3:||


X:1 T:Hen's March o'er the Midden, The N:Transcribed from a 1954 field recording of fiddler Peter Scollay (1922-2000), N:Burravoe, Yell, Shetland. M:C L:1/8 R:March D:https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/89818?l=en Z:Andrew Kuntz K:D {g}fe|Jd2A2 defg|fagf e2A2|d6e2|{g}f2f2{ef}g2fg| a4|agfa gfeg|{fg}fedf A2AA|dfeg f<agf|J[e3ee]d d2|| [A2A2].c2[A2A2].c2|[A2A2]Ac e2f2|d2.f2d2.f2|d2d2 {fg}f2a2| d2d2 {ga}g2b2|d2d2{fg}f2a2| d2d2 {ga}g2b2|d2d2{fg}f2a2| {ab}agfa gfeg|{fg}fedf A2AA|dfeg f<agf|J[e3ee]d d2||