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Miss Forbes' Farewell to Banff
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:1
T:Miss Forbes Farewell to Banff
M:C|
L:1/8
B:William Killey Flute Book (mid-19th century, No. 44)
N:Killey was from Jurby, Isle of Man. According to Ian Radcliffe, the
N:ms. was started in 1825 by a David Caine, and passed to Killey in
N:1836.
F:https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=killey%20flutebook
Z:Ian Radcliffe
K:G
G>A|B3d (cB)(AG)|B2d2e2 ge|d3 e dB(AG)|B2 A>B A2 GA|B>d (cB)(AG) |
B2d2 efge|d3 e dBAG|B2 G>A G2 G>A|B2 (de/d/) cBAG|B2d2 (ef)(ge)|
d2 (ed) (cB)(AG)|B2 A>B A2 G>A|B3d cBAG|c2d2 efge|e3 e (dc)(AA)|
B2 G>A G2||(df/)f/ |(gf)(Ga) (gf)(ed)|e>fge d2 B>c|d2 (ed) (cB)(AG)
B2 A>B A2 (de/f/)|g/f/(fa) (gf)(ed)|e>fge d3B|c3 e (dB)(AG)|B2 A>B A2|
(de/f/) (ga)(ba) (gf)(ed)|e>f(ge) d3B|(c/B/)(c/d/) (e/d/)(e/f/) (g/f/e/d/) (c/B/A/G/)|
B2 A>B A2 G>A|B2 (3ded (cBAG)|B2d2 (ef)(ge)|d3e dBAG|B2 G/A/ G2||
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 :|]