Princess Royal (1) (The)

Tune annotations

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X:1
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T:Miss MacDermott or The Princess Royal
C:Turlough Carolan
B:Carolan, by Donal O'Sullivan
N:transposed from Fm
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:"Allegretto"
K:Dm
AG|F2E2 D2AG|F2E2 D2A2|B2A2 G2cB|ABAG F2A2|
GAGF EFED|C2B,2 A,2AG|F2ED FED^C|D4 D2||
A2|d3^c d2e2|f2F2 F2f2|fedc BAGF|EFGE C2DE|
F2EF G2FG|A2A2 d4|c4 B2cB|A4 G2AG|
GFFE DFED|CDCB, A,2AG|F2ED FED^C|D4 HD2||\

X:1
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T:New Princess Royal
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance ("Longways for as many as will")
B:Wright - Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances, vol. I (c. 1730-35)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
A2|B2 AB G2 dc|B2G2G2d2|e2 de c2f2|d2 cd B2d2|
c2B2A2F2|^FGAF D2 dc|BABG D2^F2|G6|
d2|g^fga gaga|b2 B4 ba|gfed cdcd|A2 F2 F4|
B2 AB c2 Bc|d2d2g4|f2B2 e4|d2G2c4|
B3A GABG|^FGAF D2 dc|BABG D2^F2|G6||

X:2
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T:Princess Royal, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Scottish Measure
B:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures  (c. 178?)
K:Gmin
GA|B2AB G2dc|B2A2G2d2|e3d c2f2|edcd B4|
B2gB A2fA|FGFE D2 dc|BABG DG^FA|GDB,D G,2 GA|
B2 AB G2dc|BcAB G2 d2|e3d cgfe|decd B4|
B2gB A2fA|FGAF A2 dc| BAGB D2^F2|G2D2G,2||
d2|g^fga gfga|b2B2B2 ba|gfed edcB|ABcA F4|
B2AB c2Bc|d2d2 g4|f2B2 e4|d2B2c4|
B3A GABG|FGFE D2dc|BAGB D2^F2|G6 d2|
g^fga gfga|b2B2B2 ga|bagf edcB|ABcA F4|
B2AB c2Bc|d2d2g3a|f2B2e2dc|d2B2c3d|
B3A GABG|FGFE Dedc|BABG DG^FA|GDB,D G,2||

X:4
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T:Princess Royal 
S:Petrie's Third Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.
Z:Steve Wyrick, 7/30/05
N:Petrie's Third Collection, page 17
L:1/4
M:C
R:Reel
K:Gm
G/A/|B (A/B/) G (d/c/)|(B/c/)(A/B/) Gd|e>d c(f/e/)|d(c/d/) B2|
B(g/B/) A(f/A/)|G/A/G/F/ D (d/c/)|(B/A/B/G/) D/G/^F/A/| [B,DG][B,DG][B,DG]:|
|:d|(g/^f/g/)a/ (g/f/g/)a/|bB2g/a/ |b/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/|A/B/c/A/ F2|BBcc| ddg2|
fBe2 |dGc2|B/c/B/A/ G/A/B/G/|^F/G/A/F/ Dd/c/ |(TB/A/B/G/) D/G/^F/A/|[B,DG][B,DG][B,DG]|]

X:3
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T:Air by Carolan (sic)
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. IV (c. 1810)  
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
e>d | c2 Bc A2 e>d | c2 Bc A3e | f2e2d2 ef | gfed c3B | cedc BdcB | 
AcBG E2 ed | cBcA BdcB | A4 A2 :: (ef/g/) | a3b agab | c'2c2c2b2 | 
c'bag fedc | BgdB G3B | c2cc d2d2 | edeg a3a | g2e2 fagf | e2A2d3B | 
c3B ABcd | e2E2E2 ed | cBcA GEG(A/B/) | A4A2 ||

X:4
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T:Mississippi
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Shape note hymn air
S:Kentucky Harmony, supplement, 1820
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(c3B) A2F2 | A2B2A2G2 | F4c4 | d2c2B2A2 | B2 (BA) G4 | (c3B) A2G2 | 
F2E2 (FG) (FE) | C4 (c3B) | A2F2A2 (BG) | F4 F4 || c4 f2e2 | f2g2e2d2 | 
c4g4 | a2f2e2 (cB) | A2G2F4 | A2A2B4 | (cd) (ec) f4 | e2c2d4 | c2 (cB) A4 | 
(B3d) c2 (cB) | A2G2F2 (FE) | C4 (c3B) | A2F2A2 (BG) | F4F4 || 

X:1
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T:Princess Royal, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
C:Carolan
B:Davie’s Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 34)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
GA|B2 AB G2 dc|BcAB G3d|e2 ed c2 fe|DEFD b4|
B2 gB A2 fA|GBAF D2 dc|BABG DG^FA|G2 [B,2G2][B,2G2]:|
|:d2|g^fga gfga|b2B2B2 ga|bagf edcB|ABcA F4|
B2 AB c2 Bc|d2d2 gabg|fB efge|d2G2 cdec|
BcdB ABcA|GBA^F Dedc|BABG DG^FA|G2 [B,2G2][B,2G2]:|

X:1
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T:Princess Royal
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Rather slow and moderate"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 63, pp. 26-27)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ab
(c/B/)|(.A.G .F)c/B/|(.A.G.F).c|(.d.c .B)(e/d/)|.c/(d/c/B/) (.Ac)|
.B/(c/B/A/) .G/(A/G/F/)|(.=ET.=D) .Cc/B/|.A(G/F/) (A/G/)(F/=E/)|(.F2F)||
(.c2|.f=.e .f.g)|(.a.A.A.a)|(a/g/f/)e/ (d/c/B/A/)|(G/A/B/G/) EF/G/|
.A(G/A/) .B(A/B/)|.c(.c .f2)|e2A2 .d(e/d/)|c2 .Bc/B/|
(B/A/)(A/G/) (F/A/)(G/F/)|(=E/F/)(E/=D/) .C(c/B/)|.A(G/F/) (A/G/F/=E/)|F2 !fermata!F||

X:5
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T:Princess Royal, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)
N:”As danced by Tom Maclagan in his palmy days.” 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
Z | .F.E.D.A | F/>G/E/>F/ D>A | .B.A.G.c | A/>(B/A/>)(G/ {E}F)C/>(E | F)d/>(F E)c/>(E | 
D/>)(E/D/>)(C/ A,)A/>(G/ | F/>)(E/F/>)(D/ A,/>)(D/^C/>)(E/ | D) zz :: A/=B/^c/ | d/>^c/d/>e/ d/>=c/d/>e/ | 
fF/>F .F.c | f/>e/d/>c/ B/>A/G/>F/ | E/>F/G/>E/ C>C | FF GG | AA d>d | cF B>B | AD GF/>(D/ | 
F/>)(A/G/>)(F/ E/>)(G/F/>)(E/ | D/>)(F/E/>)(D/ A,)A/>G/ | ({F/G/}F/>)(E/F/>)(D/ A/>)(D/^C/>)(E/ | D) zz :|]

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