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 Theme code Index    1H555 3H666
 Also known as    My Deary if thou die
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Stuart
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 5
 Tune and/or Page number    pp. 110-111
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1724
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
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 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:My dearie if thou die M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 5” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 110-111) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/3050 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A V:1 (c>B)|A2E2 (EF)(EC)|E3-F E2 (cB)|A2 F2 (FA)(FE)|F3-G F2A2| E2F2 A3c|(BA)(Bc) e3f|(ef)(ec) (dc)(BA)|F3G F2:| |:(A/B/c/d/)|e3-f (ef)(ec)|e3f e2 (ce)|f3a (fe)(ce)| f3-g f2 (f/g/a)|e2 (dc) (dc)(BA)|(BA)(Bc) e3f|(e>f)(e>c) (B/c/d/c/) B>A|F4 F2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|A,2C,2A,,2C,2|A,2A,,B,, C,2A,,2|F,2A,,2C,2 C2|F,2C,2F,,2z2| C,2D,2C,2A,,2|E,2G,2 CB,CD|C2A,2E,2E,,2|F,2C,2F,,2:| |:z2|C2 A,B, C2A,2|C,2 E,D, C,2A,,2|F,,2C,2F,2A,2| F,2C,2F,,2z2|C,2E,2 B,A,G,F,|E,2G,2A,2D,2|C,2A,2G,2E,2|F,4F,,2:|


X:1 T:My Dearie if thou Die M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius (1733, No. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A cB|{AB}c2 E2 E>FA C|B,A,B, C E3 {AB}c|A2 (GF) (FE) (DE)|F6 G2| (AGF) E A3 c|(BAB) c e3 f|(e>fe) (d/c/) (dc) (BA)|F6|| (ed)|c2e2 (e>fa) c|(BAB) c e3d|c2f2 (fg/a/) (ce)|f6g2| (ag) (fe) (dc) (Bc)|A3 B c2 (BA)|(BA) (Bc) (d/c/B) (c/B/A)|F6|| P:"For the German Flute" K:D fe|{de}f2A2 A>BdF|EDEF A3 {de}f|d2 (dc) (BA)(FA)|B6c2| (dcB)A d3f|(ede)f a3b|(a>ba)(g/f/) (gf)(ed)|B6|| ag|f2a2 (a>bd')f|(ede)f a3g|f2b2 b(c'/d'/) (fa)|b6 c'2| (d'c')(ba) (gf)(ef)|d3e f2 (ed)|(ed)(ef) (g/f/)e (f/e/d)|B6||


X:1 T:My Dearie an thou die M:C L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 78, p. 126) N:Two strain tune and four variations by Disblair F:https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/my_dearie_an_thou_die.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:Gmin d/c/|BG (F/G/TF/)D/ F>G FB/c/|{Bc}d/c/B/A/B/A/G/F/ G2 GB/G/|TF>G B>d T(c/B/c/)d/ {cd}e>g| (f/g/f/)d/ (c/4d/4e/4d/4)Tc/B/ G2 G:||:(B/4c/4d/4e/4)|f>g f/g/f/d/ f>g fd/f/|g>a (g/4a/4b/4a/4)Tg/>f/ g>a fg/a/| bb/c/ (B/4c/4d/)Tc/>B/ (c/B/c/)d/ {cd}e>g|(a/g/f/)d/ (c/4d/4e/4d/4)Tc/>B/ G2G:||:d/c/|BF F/G/F/E/ D/F/c/d/ D/A/B/c/| d/c/B/G/ G/F/G/F/ D/G/B/G/ D/G/B/G/|F/=E/F/G/ B/A/B/d/ (c/B/c/)d/ {cd}_e>g|f/>g/(f/e/d/) (c/4d/4e/4d/4)Tc/>B/ G2G:| |:(B/4c/4d/4e/4)|f/d/f/g/ f/g/f/e/ d/f/b/f/ d/f/b/f/|Tg/f/g/b/ g/b/g/f/ d/g/b/g/ d/g/b/g/|f/b/a/g/ f/e/d/c/ B/A/B/c/ d/c/d/B/| c/B/c/d/ e/d/c/B/ G2 G:||:d/c/|BdGB (D/F/)(B/F/) G,d/c/|BFG,F (G/F/G/)A/ GT(F/D/)| TFGBd (c/B/c/)d/ c(f/e/)|(d/f/)(g/b/) (f/d/)T(c/B/) G2 G:||:d/e/|fd g/f/e/d/ Bd/e/ {de}fd| ed/c/ c>d (e/d/e/)f/ (g/f/g/)a/|bB/c/ Bc/B/ (B/A/B/)c/ (d/c/B/A/)|(d/f/)(b/f/) (g/d/)(f/B/) G2G:| |:d/c/|(B/d/)(B/d/) (F/B/)(F/B/) (D/F/)(D/F/) (B,/F/)(B/F/)|(G/B/)(G/B/) (E/G/)(E/G/) (C/E/)(C/E/) (c/B/c/)A/| (B/A/B/)c/ (d/c/d/)B/ (c/B/c/)d/ (e/d/e/)c/| (d/c/d/)g/ (f/d/Tc/)B/ G2 G:||:d/e/|f/d/B/f/ d/B/f/B/ (3f/g/f/ (3d/f/d/ B/d/f/d/|g/e/c/g/ e/c/g/c/ (3g/a/g/ (3e/f/e/ c/e/g/e/| (f/e/f/)g/ a/f/b/f/ (3f/g/f/ (3d/e/d/ B/d/f/d/|c/B/c/d/ (f/4d/4c/4f/4f/)B/ G2G:||:d/c/|B/d/B/F/ B/d/B/F/ (B,/F/)(B/F/) (B,/F/)(A/F/)| c/e/c/G/ c/e/c/G/ (C/G/)(c/G/) (C/G/)(c/G/)|f/b/f/d/ f/b/f/d/ B/d/f/d/ B/d/f/d/|(c/B/c/)e/ (f/d/Tc/B/) G2G:| |:d/e/|f/d/f/g/ f/g/f/d/ B/B,/D/F/ (G/4F/4G/4A/4)B/G/|c/B/c/d/ c/d/e/f/ g/f/e/d/ (c/4B/4c/4d/4)e/f/| g/f/g/a/ b/a/b/f/ d/B/f/e/ (d/4A/4B/4c/4d/)B/|(c/4B/4c/4d/4e/)c/ (d/4c/4d/4e/4f/)B/ G2G:|]


X:1 T:My Dearie an ye Die M:C L:1/8 Q:"Slow" B:Oswald -- Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (1760, p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D Tc>B|A2 E2 (EFA)[Cc]|E3F E2 A>B|(cB)(A^G) F>AFE|F3 G F2 (A>F)| E3F A2 (A/B/c)|T(BAB)c e3f|e>fec {Bc}dcT(BA)|F3G F2:| |:(cd)|e3f (efa)c|T(B>AB)c e2 (ce)|f>^gag(fe)ce|f3g f2 E>F| A3B {AB}c2 T(B>A)|T(BAB)c e3f|e(a/^g/) (f/e/)(d/c/) B(c/d/) T(B>A)|F3G F2:| Tc>B|A2E2 (EF)(ED)|([Cc]E)(AE) ([Cc]E)(AB)|(cB)(A^G) (FA)(FE)|([Cc]E)(AE) ([Cc]E)(AF)| (E^DE)F (A^GA)c|(BAB)c e3f|eaAd c2 T(B>A)|F3G F2:| |:(A/B/c/d/)|e3f efed|ceae (cea)^g|Tf>efa fafe|(cea)e (cea)f| (ea/b/ ^g/a/f/g/ e/f/d/e/ c/d/B/c/)|(A^GAB) {AB}c2 TB>A|Bc (e/a/^g/f/) e(d/c/) (d/B/c/A/)|F3G F2:| |:T(c>B)|A2 (A/B/c) E2 F/^G/A|[A,A][B,B][Cc][Dd] [E2e2] (e>d)|c(B/A/) d(c/B/) {A}T^G3F| F3G F2 (ED)|[Cc]EF^G A2 (Bc)|(dc)(BA) e3f|a(^g/f/) eA e<c T(B>A) F3G F2:| |:(A/B/c/d/)|e2 (f/^g/a) (ABcd)|(e^def) e3d|T(cBce) (a^g)(fe)|f3g (fe)(dc)| (d2 f/^g/)a (f/e/d/c/ d/B/c/A/)|(B/d/c/e/ d/f/e/g/) f3^g|a(^g/4f/4) aA (e<c) T(B>A)|F3G F2:| "Brisk"(cB)|A2E2E2[C2c2]|E4E2 (cB)|A2F2F2E2|F4 F2A2| E2F2A2A2|B2c2 e3f|e2c2B2A2|F4 F2:| |:(cd)|e3f e2c2|e4 e2ce|f3a f2e2|f4 f2a2| e2c2TB2A2|A3B c2A2|(Bc)(ef) (ec)(BA)|F4 F2:|]


X:1 T:My Dearie an thou die M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Aird--Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C e/d/ | cGGE | G>A G/A/c/d/ | e/d/c/B/ A/B/A/G/ | A3c | G>A c>e | d/c/d/e/ ga | ge f/e/d/c/ | A2 A :| |: e/f/ | g>age | ggeg | a/b/c'/b/ a/g/e/g/ | a2 aA/B/ | c>d ed/c/ | d/c/d/e/ ga | g/a/c'/e/ f/e/d/c/ | A2 A :|


X:2 T:My dearie, if thou die M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Songs of Scotland Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (BA)|G2D2 D3B,|D3 E D2 (BA)|G2E E3D|E6 G2| D3E G2G2|A3B d2e2|d2B2 (cB) (AG)|E6|| (Bc)|d3e d2B2|d3e d2g2|e3f e2d2|e6 g2| d2B2 (cB)(AG)|G3A B2e|d2B2 (cB) (AG)|E6||


X:1 T:My dearie if thou die M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Andante" S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 41) N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D f>e|d2A A>B dF|A2B2A2 de|fedc B>cBA|{A}B4 z2 d2| A3B d3f|e>def a3b|a>ba g/f/ gfed|{c}B4 z2|| f>g|a3b a>bd'f|e>def a2 fa|b>cd'c' bafa|b4 z2 AB| d2 de f2 ed|e>def a3b|a>bd'f gfe>d|{c}B4 A2||