Minstrelsy of Chirk Castle (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H760 1H760
 Also known as    Erddigan Caer Waun
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    Welsh
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    4/4
 History    ENGLAND(Wales)"ENGLAND(Wales)" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
 Structure    AABBCCDD'
 Editor/Compiler    Edward Jones
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 126
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1784
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 Score   (1)   



Minstrelsy of Chirk Castle (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Erddigan Caer Waun T:Minstrelsy of Chirk Castle, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"With Energy" N:”Castell y Waun, or Chirk Castle, in Denhighshire, is the grand mansion N:of the Middletons, and the most perfect habitable Castle. In Wales it N:stands upn an eminence, and commands a most beautiful picturesque N:Country. When it was occupied by its ancient Barons it appears to have N:been the rec(?)acle of Bards.” B:Edward Jones – Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards (1784, p. 126) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Cmix A/B/|(cA)(BG) (AF) zA/B/|(cA)(BG) (AF) zG/A/|(B>c) (A>B) (G>A) (F>G)|E<C ~(D>C) C3:| |:E/F/|G2 GA ~B2 A2|~(G2F2)(E2[F2A2])|BAGF EF G/A/B/G/|F2 TE2 [A,3F3]:| M:6/8 L:1/8 c/B/|A>BG FGA|A>BG FGA|B>cA G>AF|E>FD C2:| M:C L:1/8 |:EF|[E2G2] GA (B>>cd/4) A2|(G>>AG/4 F2) (E>>FG/4) F2|BAGF EF G/A/B/G/|F2TE2 [A,2F2]!fermata!:|] P:Variation c|(3cAC) (3BGB, (3AFA, (3AFA,|(3cAC (3BGB, (3AFA, (3AFA,|(3B,GB (3A,FA (3G,EG (3F,DF|E<C ~(D>C) C3:| E>F|(3BEC (3AFC (3BFD (3AEC|(3GDB, (3FCA, (3EB,G, (3FCA,|(3B,BA (3GAF (3FEF (3DGB|(3cAF (3BGE F2:| M:6/8 L:1/8 [c/c'/][B/b/]|A/a/B/b/G/g/ F/f/G/g/A/a/|A/a/B/b/G/g/ F/f/G/g/A/a/|B/b/c/c'/A/a/ G/g/A/a/F/f/|E/e/F/f/D/d/ [C2c2]:| EF|z/4(G/4c/4e/4g/4e/4c/4G/4) GA (z/4B/4d/4f/4b/4f/4d/4B/4) z [Acea]|z/4(G/4B/4d/4g/4d/4B/4) z[FAcf] z/4(E/4G/4B/4e/4B/4G/4E/4) z[FAcf]| B/b/A/a/ G/g/F/f/ E/e/D/d/ C/c/B,/B/|z/4(A,/4C/4F/A/4F/4C/4A,/4) z/4(G,/4B,/4E/4G/4B,/4G,/4) [A,3C3F3]!fermata!:|]


X:1 T:Erddigan Caer Waen T:Minstrelsy of Chirk Castle, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:”With Energy” O:Welsh B:Edward Jones - ”A choice collection of 51 Welsh airs” (1863, p. 26) N:Edward Jones (1752-1824) advertised himself as "harper to his late Majesty N:King George the Fourth, when Prince of Wales." Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F A/B/|(cA)(BG) (AF) zA/B/|(cA)(BG) (AF) zG/A/|(B>c) (A>B) (G>A) (F>G)|E<C ~(D>C) C2:| |:E/F/|G2 GA ~B2-A2|~G2-F2 E2-A2|BAGF EF G/A/B/G/|F2 TE2F2:| M:6/8 |:c/B/|A>BG FGA|A>BG FGA|B>cA G>AF|E<FD C2:| |:EF|G2 GA (B>c/2B/4) A2|(G>A/2G/4) F2) (E>F/2G/4 F2)|BAGF EF G/A/B/G/|F2TE2 F2:|]


Minstrelsy of Chirk Castle (The): Annotations

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