Bessie Bell and Mary Gray

Tune annotations

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X:1
T:Bess-Bell
M:6/4
L:1/8
B:Henry Playford - A Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the 
B:Highland Humours) for the violin (London, 1700, No. 20, p. 8)
N:"Most of them being in the Compass of the Flute." 
Z:AK/FIddler's Companion
K:D
(F2G2A2) A4d2|B3A BA G4 G2|F2(G2A2) A3BA2|f6a6|
(F2G2A2) A4d2|B3A BA G3f g2|a2 bagf g2 agfe|d6 f4||
fg|a2f2d2 a2f2d2|g2e2_c2 g2e2_c2|a2f2d2 a2f2d2|f6 a4 fg|
agfe d2 agfe d2|gfed _c2 gfed _c2|a2 bagf g2 agfe|d6 f4||

X:2
T:A curse attend that woman's love
N:to the tune "O Bessy Bell &c."
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Gay - The Beggar's Opera (1729, Air XLIX)
K:D
D|FG A AB =c|BA B G2 G|FG A AB A|f3 g2 f/g/|
aA A AB =c|BA G g2 f/g/|ag f ed ^c|d3 f2:|
|:f/g/|af d fa f|ec e g2 f/g/|af d fa d|f3 g2 f/g/|
af d fa f|ec e g2 f/e/|ag f ed c|d3 f2:|]

X:2
T:Bessy Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance, Jig
B: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 13)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|F>GA ABc|B>AB G2G|FGA AFD|f3 g3|
aAA ABc|BAG g2 f/g/|agf edc|d3 f2||
f/g/|afd faf|ece efg|afd faf|e3 g2 f/g/|
afd faf|ece efg|agf edc|d3 f2||

X:3
T:Bessy Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 28)
N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmix
A|FGA ABc|B>AB G2G|FGA A>BA|f3 Tg2 f/g/|
aAA ABc| BAG Tg2 f/g/|agf ed^c|d3 f3:|
|:f/g/|afd faf|e^ce efg|afd d>ed|f3 Tg2 f/g/|
afd faf|e^ce efg|agf ed^c|d3 f2:|]

X:1
T:Bessy Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 3 (1760, p. 6)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
"Brisk"A|TF>GA AB=c|TBAB G2G|F>GA AFA|f3 T(g2 f/g/)|
aAA AB=c|BAG g2 (f/g/)|agf gfe|d3 {de}f2:|
|:(f/g/)|afd (f/g/a)f|e=ce g2 (f/g/)|afd d>ed|f3 Tg2(f/g/)|
(a/g/f/e/d) faf|ge=c efg|a>gf gfe|d3 {de}f2:|
P:Variation
A|F>GA AB=c|(B/=c/d)B (G/A/)BG|(F>E)D AFA|f3 Tg2 f/g/|
Afd AB=c|(B/=c/d)G g(e/f/g/e/)|af/g/a/f/ ge^c|d3 d2:|
|:(f/g/)|(a/g/f/g/)a F2a|g/f/e/f/g E2g|a/g/f/e/f Ade|f3 Tg2 (f/g/)|
(a/g/f/g/)a Faf|(g/f/e/f/)g Ege|(f/g/)af ea^c|d3 D2:|
|:A|(F/G/)AA (F/G/)AA|(G/A/)BB (G/A/)BB|(F/G/)AD FAd|Tf3 Tg3|
(f/g/)aA (B/c/)dF|GBE (g/a/b)e|f/g/ad eA^c|d3 d2:|
|:(f/g/)|(a/g/f/e/)d afd'|(g/f/e/d/)=c gec'|(a/g/f/e/)d (a/g/f/e/)d|Tf3 g2(f/g/)|
a/g/f/e/d (d'/c'/b/a/g/f/)|(g/f/e/d/)=c ) (=c'/b/a/g/f/e/)|fad eA^c|d3 D2:|]

X:4
T:Bessie Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 73  (c. 1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A | TF>GA AB=c | B>AB G2G | F>GA/B/ AFD | f3 T(g2f/g/) |
aAA AB=c | BAG T(g2f/g/) | agf gfe | d3f2 :|
|: (f/g/) | afd (f/g/a)f | ge=c T(g2f/g/) |(a/g/f/e/d) d>ed |f3 T(g2 f/g/)|
 (a/g/f/e/d) faf | e=ce T(g2f/g/) | agf gfe | d3f2 :|
|: A | F>GA AB=c | B/=c/d/c/B/A/ G2G | F>GA/B/ A/G/F/E/F/D/ | f3 T(g2f/g/) | 
aAA A/B/=c/A/B/c/ | B/=c/B/A/B/G/ g/f/g/a/f/g/ | a/g/f/a/g/f/ g/f/e/g/f/e/ | dAF D2 :|
|: f/g/ | a/g/f/e/f/d/ f/e/f/g/a/f/ | g/f/e/d/e/=c/ e/f/g/e/f/g/ | a/g/f/e/f/d/ f/e/f/g/a/g/ | Tf3 T(g2f/g/) | 
a/g/f/e/f/d/ f/e/f/g/a/f/ | e/d/=c/d/e/c/ g/f/g/a/f/g/ | a/g/f/a/g/f/ g/f/e/g/f/e/ | dBF [D2A2f2] z :||

X:3
T:Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
L:1/8
M:6/8
B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (177?)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmix
A|F>GA ABc|B>AB G2G|F>GA A>BA|d3 (g2f/g/)|
aAA ABc|BAG g2 f/g/|agf gfe|d3f2:|
|:f/g/|afd dfd|gec efg|a/g/f/e/d d>fd|f3 (g2f/g/)|
afd faf|gec efg|agf gfe|d3f2||

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