Purie's Farewell

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 Theme code Index    415L 1L3L1
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    3/4
 History    
 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Oswald
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 10
 Tune and/or Page number    pp. 20-21
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1760
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Purie's Farewell M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" N:The tune, in scordatura fiddle tuning, AEac#, is written to be played as N:it would be fingered in regular (GDae) tuning. B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion vol. 10 (1760, pp. 20-21) F: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94600356?mode=transcription Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A AB|e2A2D2|G,2 B,D A2|e2 (fe)T(BA)|[D4B4] (AB)|[^c2e2] A2D2| G,2B,D A2|[D3B3] d^cB|[G,4D4A4]::(ef)|g2 eA D2|g2 eA D2| (ag)(fe)T(BA)|[D4B4] AB|[^c2e2]A2D2|G,2 B,D A2|TBABd^cB|[G,4D4A4]:| |:(AB)|^cADAB,D | G,B,DA^cA | g2 (ag)(fe) | TBAB^cAB | eA DAB,D | G,B,DA Ea | g2 eAB^c | [A4D4G,4]:| |:(ef) |ge ADB,G, | ge ADB,G, | gA agfe | [B4D4] (AB) | eA DAB,D |G,B,DGEa | geBAB^c | [A4D4G,4] :| |:"Brisk"||[M:C] e2 ge A2 D2 |Ed^cB Tc2(BA) | e2ge A2D2 |Ed^cB [A4D4G,4]:| |:DAeA gAeA |Bd^cB{d}c2{B}A2 | DA eA gAeA | Bd^cB [A4D4G,4] :| |:ADB,G, ADB,G, |Bd^cB{d}c2{B}A2 | ADB,G, ADB,G, | Bd^cB [A4D4G,4]:| |:egAg aA=fa |egAe BA^FD | egAg aAfa | gfeB [A4D4G,4] :| |: [e2A2] [e2A2] [B2^F2] e=f |egAe B2D2 | [e2A2] [e2A2] [B2^F2] e=f | eAB^F [A4D4G,4] :| |:[g2A2D2G,2] eA [g2A2D2G,2] eA | Bd^cB {d}c2BA |[g2A2D2G,2] eA [g2A2D2G,2] eA | BdT^cB [A4D4G,4] :| |: AG, e2 BD =f2 | egAe BA^FD |AG, e2 BD =f2 | eAB^F [A4D4G,4]  :| |: gAa2 gAeA |gAag =feBD | AG, e2 BD d2 | cAB^F [A4D4G,4]  :|