Miss Forbes' Farewell to Banff

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 Theme code Index    3342 3561H
 Also known as    42nd Regt. Farewell (The), Bill Hall's (2), Green Cockade (2) (The), Miss Forbes' Farewell, Miss Forbes' Return, Miss Herries Forbes Farewell to Banff, Willie Brew'd a Peck o' Maut
 Composer/Core Source    Isaac Cooper
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
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 Structure    AB, AAB, AA’B, AABB, AABB', AABBA’A’BB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 1
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1796
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:42 Regmt Farewell. The,(etc) T:Farewell to Edinbourghe T:Miss Forbes Farewell M:C| L:1/8 C:”72…Miss Forbes Farewell”..to Edinburgh S:John Miller MS. Perth (JMP.067), 1799 (for the fife) R:Misc. O:Scotland A:Perth N:”to Edinbourghe” aka Bill Hall’s No. 2..’Miss Forbes Farewell’ written in N:pencil in a different writing N: N:”1” d and c written in pencil above the two G’s H:1799 Z:vmp.C. Graebe K:G GA|(B3B/)d (cB) (AG)|.B2.d2.e2.g2|(d3d/)e dB(AG)|B2A2A2 GA|! (B3B/)d (cB)(AG)|.B2.d2.e2.g2|(d3d/)e dB(GA)|B2 “1”G2G2:|! |:de|(g3g/)a (gf)(ed)|(ed)(ef) g2e2|(d3d/)e dBAG|B2A2A2 de|! (g3g/)a gfed|edef g2e2|(d3d/)e dB(GA)|B2 G2G2:|]


X:1 T:Miss Forbes Farewell to Banff M:2/4 L:1/8 R: B:William Mackie manuscript collection (p. 36, Aberdeen, early 19th century, B:after 1814) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (G/A/)|B>d (d/B/)(A/G/)|Bdeg|d>e (d/B/A/G/)|BAA (G/A/)| B>d (e/d/).A/.G/|Bdeg|d>e (d/B/).A/.G/|BGG:| |:d|(g/f/).g/.a/ (g/f/).e/.d/|(e/f/).g/.e/ d2|(B/d/).e/.d/ (c/B/).A/.G/|BAAd| (g/f/).g/.a/ (g/f/).e/.d/|(e/d/).e/.f/ !fermata!g>e|d>e (d/B/).A/.G/|BGG:|]


X:2 T:Miss Forbes’s Farewell to Banff M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March S:Morison – Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 1 (c. 1880) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A {A/B/}c2 BA | {d}c/B/ c/e/ fa/f/ | e>f e/d/ B/A/ | cB BA/B/ | c>e d/c/ B/A/ | {d}c/B/ c/e/ fa/f/ | e>f e/c/ B/A/ | cA A>e || a/g/ a/b/ a/g/ f/e | {g}f/e/ f/g/ a>f | e>f e/c/ B/A/ | cB B>e | a/g/ a/b/ a/g/ f/e/ | {g}f/e/ f/g/ a>f | e>f e/c/ B/A/ | cA {B}A2 ||


X:3 T:Miss Forbes’ Farewell to Banff M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G BA | B3d cBAG | B2d2 efge | d3e dBAG | B2A2A2GA | B2d2 cBAG |B2d2 efge | d3e dBAG | B2G2G2 :| |: d | g3a gfed | edef g3b | d3e dBAG | B2A2A2d2 | gfga gfed | edef g2fe | d3e dBAG | B2G2G2 :|]