Willie's Rare and Willie's Fair (1)

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 Theme code Index    1H3H2H 644
 Also known as    Willy's Rare and Willy's Fair
 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    3/4
 History    
 Structure    One part, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Thomson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Orpheus Caledonius vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 49, p. 215
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1733
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Willy’s rare (and Willy’s fair) [1] M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B: William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 49, p. 215) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91482038 N:Thomson (c. 1695-1753) was a Scottish singer and folk song collector N:who lived in London for most of his adult career. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C c d e2-d c|A {GF} E F3G|c d {f}e2d c|e/f/ g z2 z a|g f e3 d/c/| A {GF}E F3 E/D/|E F Ged c|{AB}c2 G3F|E F {ef}g3G |{AB}c2 z2z2|| P:”For the German Flute” K:D de f2- ed|B{AG}F G3A|de {g}f2 ed|f/g/a z2 zb|ag f3 e/d/| B{AG}F G3 F/E/|FGAfed|{Bc}d2 A3G|FG {ef}g3A|{Bc}d2 z2z2||