Boyne Water (1)

Tune annotations

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X:1
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T:Boyne Water [1]
M:C
L:1/8
S:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785, No. 121)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Ador
g2 | e3d e2g2 | d>edB G2 AB | c2 BA e2 dB | A3G E2g2 | 
edef g2 fe | dcBA G2 AB | c2 BA e2 dB | A3G E2 :|
|: G2 ga g3g | gage d2g2 | e2 ab a3b | abag e3f | 
gfga g2 fe | dcBA G2 AB | c2 BA e2 dB | A3G E2 :||

X:2
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T:Boyne Water [1]
M:C
L:1/8
S:John Sutherland music manuscript collection, c. 1785, No. 119
N:Sutherland was a pastoral piper from Aberdeenshire; precursor to smallpipes
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
D2d2 defd|cBAG F2 GA|B2 AG dcBA|G4 FDz2|
D2 d2 defd|cBAG F2 GA|B2 AG|dcBA |G2 G2z2:|
|:c2 de f2 ef|gfed c3c|d2 ef g2a2|g4 d2e2|
fefg f2 ed|cBAG F2 GA|B2 AG dcBA|G4 G2z2:||

X:1
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T:Boyne Water [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
C:"Lady Marishal"
B:Davies Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 8)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
(G>F)|D2d2 (d>e)(f>d)|(c>d)(cA F2) (G>A)|{c}B2 (AG) (d>c)(B>A)|G3E D2 (G>F)|
D2d2 (d>e)(fd)|(c>d)(cA F2) (GA)|B2 (AG) (d>c)(B>A)|G3F D2:|
|:(A>G)|F2f2 ~f3g|(f>g)(f>d) (c>d)(f>c)|d2g2 ~g3a|(ba)(gf) 2 (f>d)|
(c>d)(f>g) {fg}a2 (ga)|f2 FG (BA)GF|B2 (A>G) (d>c)(B>A)|G3F D2:||!fermata!G4||

X:1
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T:Boyne Water [1], The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Moderato"
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 63, p. 32)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
(A2a2) (abc').a|(gfed) .c2 (de)|(fe) .d2 (agfe)|(d3c A2)z2|
a2 (ab) c'2  ba|(gfed) .c2 (de)|(f2 ed) (agfe) |(d3c A2) z2|
.a2 .a.b .c'2 .b.c'|(d'c').b.a. g2 z2|(a2d'2) (d'c').c'.e'|(d'3c') .a2 z2.b2|
(.c'2.c'2.c'2) (ba)|(gf).e.d .c2 (de)|(f2 e)d (ag).f.e|(d3c) A4||

X:1
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T:Cavalcade of the Boyne, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Maestoso"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 76, p. 32)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
{B}A>G|.E2.e2 (ef)(ge)|{e}(dc){c}(BA) G2 A>B|c2 {c}B>A (ed){d}(cB)|{ABAB}A3 G E2 {B}A>G|
.E2.e2 (ef)(ge)|{e}(dc){c}(BA) G2 A>B|c2 (BA) (e>d)(c>B)|{ABAB}A3G E2||
A>G|E2.e2 (ef)(ge)|(ag){fg}fe d2 zd|.c2.a2 {b}(ag)(ab)|Ta23g e2f2|
L:1/16
{a}(g3f)(g3a) (g3a/g/) (f2e2)|\
L:1/8
{de}(dc){c}(BA) G2 (AB)|{B}c2 (BA) (e>d)(c>B)|{ABAB}A3G E2||

X:1
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T:Boyne Water [1], The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Not too Quick"
B:R.M. Levey – First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 107, p. 42)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
A/G/|Ee e/f/g/e/|d/c/B/A/ GA/B/|cB/A/ e/d/c/B/|A>G EA/G/|
Ee e/f/g/e/|d/c/B/A/ GA/B/|cB/A/ e/d/c/B/ A2 A:|
|:d|de/f/ gf/g/|a/g/f/e/ dd|ea ab|a>g ef|
g/f/g/a/ gf/e/|d/c/B/A/ G A/B/|cB/A/ e/d/c/B/|A2A:|]

X:3
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T:Boyne Water [1]
L:1/8
M:C
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
ED|B,2 B2 B>cdB|AGFE D2 E>F|G2 FE BAGF|(E3D) B,2 E>D|
B,2 B2 B>cdB|AGFE D2 EF|G2 FE B>AGF|E4 E2||
E>F|A2B2d2 e>f|e>d cB A3A|B2e2 e>def|(e3d B2) Bc|
dcde d2 cB|A>GFE D2 EF|G2 FE B>A GF|E4E2||

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