Old Towler

Tune annotations

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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: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: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/|
f<dd d>ef|e<AA A2g|f<dd d>ef|e<AA A2A|
d>ff d>ff|(da)z z2A|d>ff d>ff|(da)z z2(A/G/)|
F>GA Bcd|efg afd|B>ed {d}cBc|d3 [d3g3]|
[d2f2]f {f}e^de|[A3a3] [A3g3]|[D2A2f2]f {f}e^de|(=d3d2)!D.C.!||

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