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 Theme code Index    113b 443b
 Also known as    Marsh of Rhuddlan (The), Rhuddlan Marsh, Morfa Rhyddlan, March of Rhyddlan (The), Merva Rhuddlan
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Wales
 Genre/Style    Welsh
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    North Wales
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Edward Jones
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards
 Tune and/or Page number    pp. 50-53
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1784
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Aria XXIV B:John Parry – Ancient British Music (1742) M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:"Largo" N:An early version of Edward Jones's “Morfa Rhuddlan” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin G2G2 de|c4 B2|ABcBAG|^F>=E D4|G2 GA BG|Tc2c2B2| A2d2T^F2|G6::B2d2c2|Bcdefd|cedBcA|B6:||:d2 Bc dB| c2 AB cA|BAGABc|d4 D2|TG3A Bd|Tc2c2B2|A2d2 T^F2|G6:|


X:1 T:Morfa Rhuddlan M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air N:”A Welsh Air” Q:"Slow" B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 43, p. 17) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin A2A2 (ce)|d2d2c2|B2 (Bc) (BA)|e2 E2 ^G2| A2 (AB) (ce)|d2 (fe) (dc)|{c}B2 A2 ^G2|^G2 A4:|| e2 (ef) (ge)|d2 (de) (fd)|c2c2B2|B2c2z2| e2 (ef) (gf/e/)|d2 (de) (fe/d/)|(cf) (ed)(cB)|{B}c4 d2| e2 (cd) (ec)|(dc)(Bc) (dB)|(cB) (Ac) (BA)|^G2 E2 z2| A2 (AB) (cd)|(de)(fe) (dc)|B2 A2 (B^G)|A4 z2||


X:1 T:Marsh of Rhyddlan, The T:Morfa Rhyddlan M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:William Bingley - North Wales...delineated from two excursions, vol. 2 (1804). N:From a section entitled "Sixteen Admired Welsh Airs" (p. 6) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:GminD2 G2G2Bd|c2c2B2|A2- ABAG|d2D2^F2|G2- GABd| c2edcB|A2G2^F2|{^F}G6::d2- defd|c2- cdec| B4 A2|{A}B4 z2|(d2 d)e fe/d/|(c2c)d ed/c/| BedcBA|B4 ~c2|d2 BcdB|cBABcA|B>AGBAG| ^F2D2z2|G2 GA Bd|c>dedcB|A2G2^F2|G6||


X:1 T:Morfa Rhuddlan M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Mournfully" B:John Thomas – Y Caniedydd Cymreig/The Cambrian Minstrel (1845, p. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin A2A2 e>f|d2d2c2|B2 Bc BA|GF E2z2|A2 AB ce|de fe dc| e2^G2|A4z2|A2A2 e>f|d2d2 {ed}c2|B2 Bc BA|G>F E2z2| A2 AB ce|de fe dc|B2e2^G2|A4z2||e2 ef ge|d2 de fd|c2 cd/e/ dB| c2c2z2|ed ef ge|dc de fd|ca gf ed|c4 z2|e2 cd e2|dc Bc dB| cB AB cd|e2E2z2|A2 AB ce|de fe dc|B2e2^G2|{FG}A4z2||


X:1 T:Morfa Rhuddlan T:March of Rhuddlan, The M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Elegiac” O:Welsh B:Edward Jones - ”A choice collection of 51 Welsh airs” (1863, p. 15) 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:Gmin G2G2 (Bd)|c2c2B2|A2 AB AG|d2 D2^F2|G2 (GA) (Bd)| c2 ed cB|A2G2^F2|{^F}G4z2::d2 de fd|c2 cd ec| B2B2A2|A2B2 A2|d2 (de) (fe/d/)|c2 (cd) (ed/c/)| (Be) (dc) (BA)|{A}B4c2|d2 (Bc) (dB)|cB AB cA|B>A GB AG| ^F2-D2z2|G2 GA Bd|(c>d) ed cB|A2G2 A^F|G6:|


X:1 T:Morfa Rhuddlan M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 620) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin G2 G2 (Bd)|c2c2B2|A2 (AB) (AG)|d2 D2^F2|G2 (GA) (Bd)| c2 (ed) (cB)|{B}A2 G2^F2|^F2 G4::d2 (de) (fd)|c2 (cd) (ec)| B2B2A2|A2B2z2|d2 (de) (fe/d/)|c2 (cd) (ed/c/)|(Be) (dc) (BA)| {A}B3 c2|d2 (Bc) (dB)|(cB) (AB) (cA)|(BA) (GB) (AG)| ^F2 D2 z2|G2 (GA) (Bc)|(cd) (ed) (cB)|{B}A2 G2 (A^F)|G6:|