Sleepy Bodie

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 Theme code Index    3352 3351
 Also known as    Sleepy Body
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB, AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Thomson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Orpheus Caledonius vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 50
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1733
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Sleepy Body M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. 2 (1733, p. 50) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F c|Ac2 Af2|cB A GA B|A B c d e f|Tc3 F2B| A B c A2f|c B A GA B|AB c d e f|Tc3 F2|| d/e/|f e d c B A| B c A G2 d/e/|f e d cA/B/ c/A/|f3 c2 d/e/| f e d cB A |B>c B/A/ G A B|AB c d e f|tc3 F2||


X:2 T:Sleepy Body M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book III, p. 62 (1762) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A | ce2 caf | Te>dc Bcd | (c/d/)ef caf | {f}Te3A2 :| |: (f/g/) | a>gf edc | d(e/d/c/d/) B2 f/g/ | a>gf e<ce | a3 e2f/g/ | a>gf edc | d(e/d/c/d/) {c}TB2A | (c/d/e)f caf | Te3A2 :| |: A | ce2 c/(e/f/g/a/)f/ | e/f/e/d/c/d/ (Bc)d | (c/d/e)f c/(e/f/g/a/)f/ | {f}Te3A2 :| |: (f/g/) | a>gf ef/g/a/c/ | d/f/e/d/c/d/ B>ef/g/ | (a/b/a/g/)(a/f/) ec/d/e/c/ | Ta3 e2f/g/ | (a/b/a/)g/a/f/ (e/d/e/)(c/d/e/) | d/(f/e/d/)c/d/ {c}TB2A | c/B/c/d/e/f/ caf | {f}Te3A2 :|


X:1 T:Sleepy Bodie M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Slow Jig S:Gow – 3rd Repository (1806) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F ~F|A(c2 Af)d|{d}cBA G>AB |A>Bc (Af)d|c3 F2~F| A>Bc (Af)d|{d}c>BA G>AB|A>Bc (Af)d|c3F2|: |:(d/e/)|f>ed {d}cBA|(Bc)A G2 (d/e/)|f>ed cAc|f3 {ef}c2 (d/e/)| f>ed cBA|(BcA) G2B|A>Bc (Af)d|c3F2:|


X: 1 T:Sleepy Body, The F:file ID: msist/74sleepy B:MSIST.44a Y:"vivace" N:Variations omitted. Another Mulholland "mystery title"! Q:160 L:1/8 M:6/8 R:jig K:A A|c2e caf|e>dc cBd|c/d/ef caf|e3 A2 :| f/g/|a>gf edc|ded B2f/g/|a>gf ece|a3 e2f/g/| a>gf edc|ded B2A|c/d/ef caf|e3 A2 :|