Old Towler

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X:1 T:Old Towler M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 24, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2d B2G|F2G A2=c|B2d ^ceg|f3-f2A| d2d f2d|B2B e2d|c2c BAB|A2z z2:|| A|e2c A2A|f2d A2A|c2d g2f|e3-e2A|A^GA Bcd| ef=g afd|B2e d2c|d3 zDF|A3A3|Ad2-d2A| AFA AFA|Ad2-d2A/c/|e3 e3|ea2-a2e|ece ece| eg2-g2 a/g/|fdz zzf|fdz zzf|eAz zzA|dff dfz| d2z d2z|dff dff|fa2z z(A/4G/4F/4E/4)|DG2F2B|A2g f2d| e2e cBc|d3g3|f2f ede|a3 Tg3|f2f ede|d2z z2||

X:1 T:Old Towler M:6/8 L:1/8 R:March S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A/B/4c/4 | d2d B2G | F2G A2=c | B2d ^ceg | f3 e2A | d2d f2d | B2B e2d | c2c BAB | A3 A2A || e2c A2A | f2d A2A | cde g2f | (f3 e2)A | A^GA Bcd | efg afd | B2e {d}cBc | (d3 d2) D/4E/4F/4G/4 | A3A3 | A d2 z2A | AFA AFA | Ad2 z2 A/4B/4c/4d/4 | e3e3 | e a2 z2e | ece ece | eg2 z2g | fd2 z2{d}d | {f}eA2 {A}c2 {A}g | fdd d2f | eAA A2A | dff dff | d3 z2 A/4B/4c/4 | dff dff | f a2 z2 A/4G/4F/4E/4 | D2G F2B | A2g f2d | e2e cBc | d3g3 | f2f ede | a3g3 | f2f ede | d3 d2 ||

X:1 T:Old Towler. A Quick Step M:6/8 L:1/8 R:March S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 531) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N:https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2 d B2G|F2G A2=c|B2d ceg|g2g f2A| d2d f2d|B2B e2d|cdc BAB|A3:| |:A|e2c A2A|f2d A2A|c2e g2f|f3 e2G| A^GA Bcd|efg afd|B2e d2c|d3:| |:F|G2A A2A|d3 AAF|AFF AAd|cde e2e| a3 eec|eec e/e/g2|g2f ddd|f2e cAA| a2f ddd|f2e cAA|A3 A3|dff dff| d3 d3|dff dff|a3 (A/G/F/E/)|D2G F2B|A2g f2d| e2e cBc|d2g faf|ede a2g|faf ede|d3:|]

X:1 T:Old Towler – A Quick Step M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air and March S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 531) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d2 d B2G|F2 G A2=c|B2d ceg|g2g f2A| D2d f2d|B2B e2d|cdc BAB|A3:| |:A|e2c A2A|f2d A2A|c2e g2f|f3 e2G| A^GA Bcd|efg afd|B2e d2c|d3:| |:F|G2A A2A|d3 AAF|AFF AAd|^cde e2e| a3 eec|eec e/e/g|g2f ddd|f2e cAA| a3 f ddd|f2e cAA|A3 A3|dff dff|d3 d3| dff dff|a3 (A/G/F/E/)|D2G F2B|A2g f2d| e2e cBc|d2g faf|ede a2g|faf ede|d3:|]

X:1 T:Old Towler M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 146) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|dcd B2G|F2G A2=c|B2d (cdf)| g3 f2A| d2d f2d|B2B e2d|cdc BAB|A3 A2||(c/d/)| e2c A2g|f2d A2c|BGB g2f|f3 {gf}e2A| AFA Bcd|efg afd|B2e cBc|(d3 d2)D/F/| A3 A3|Adz z2 D/F/|AFA AFA|Adz z2 (A/c/)| ea z z2(A/c/)|ece ece|eg z z2g|fdA FDf|eA z z2g| fd z z2f|eA z z2A|dff dff|Ta3 a2 F/E/| D2F E2G|A2g f2d|e2e cBc|(d3 d3)||

X:194 T:Old Towler O:No 194 Page 96 William Clarke of Feltwell Z:Transcribed by David Dolby 2010 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D N: Note values adjusted in A: Bar 4 E cr changed to E qu, G cr changed to qu. N:B : A cr changed to A qu in B bar 10 A|d2dB2G| F2GA2^c| B2 d ceg| f3 e G A| d2 .d f2d|B2 B e2d| c2c BAB| A2 A2 z2:| |:A| e2c A2A|f2d A2d|c2d g2f| f3 e2 A| A^GA Bcd| efg afd| B2 ed2c| d2 z2 DF| A3 A3 |A d2!fermata!d2 A| AFA AFA| A d2 !fermata! d2 A/c/|e3 e3| ea2 a2 e|ece ece| e g2!fermata!g2 a/g/| fd AFD f| ecA Eag| fd AFD f|ecA A2 a|dff dff| d3 d3| dff dff| fa z2 !fermata!z A/G/F/E/|D2G F2 B| A2gf2d| e2e dcd| d3 g3|f2 f ede| a3 g3| f2 f ede| d z z z:||:

X:2 T:Old Towler M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B: Köhler's Violin Repository, Book One (1881, p. 63) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|[F2d2]d B>AG|([A,2F2]G) [F2A2][FA]|[G2B2][GB] (g2f)|[d3f3] [c2e2]A| d3d (f2d)|[^G2B2]B (e2d)|c>dc B>cB|(A3A2):||A| (e2c) A2A|(f2d) !fermata![F2A2]A|Bcd efg| [d3f3] !fermata![c2e2]A/G/|F>GA Bcd|efg afd|B>ed {d}cBc| (d3d2) (F/G/)|A3A3|Ad z z2A|AFA AFA|Adz z2c/d/| e3e3|eaz z2e|ece ece|e!fermata!gz z2a/g/|

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