Flowers of the Forest (2)

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X:1 T:Flowers of the Forest [2], The M:C| L:1/8 S:James Christie music manuscript collection (Banff, Northeast Scotland, 1730-1760) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2 A>A (3ABd (3efg|f>a (3fed {A}B>d (3BAF|\ L:1/16 (E2FA) A3B (3A2B2d2 (e3f/g/)|\ L:1/8 f2 Te2 {de}d4:| |:(=c2 c/)e/d/c/ B2 (3ABd|Afe>d B>d (3BAF|(=c2 c/)e/d/c/ B2 (3ABd|Af Te>d d4| (=c2 c/)e/d/c/ TB2 (3ABd|Afed B>d (3BAF|\ L:1/16 (E3F/A/) A3B (3A2B2d2 (e3f/g/)|\ L:1/8 f2Te2 {de}d4:| |:(fg/a/) a>b a2 (gf)|f>a (3fed A2 A>d (3BAF|(fg/a/) a>b a2 (gf)|(e/f/g/f/) (e>d) d3e| (fg/a/) (a>b) a2 (gf)|f>a (3fed {A}B>d (3BAF|EF/A/ A>B (3ABd (ef/g/)|f2e2d4||

X:1 T:Flowers of the Forest, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion vol. IX (1760, p. 18) F: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94600044?mode=transcription Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A2 A>B (3ABd (3efg|{g}f2 Ted B>d (3BAF|E(F/A/) A>B (3ABd (e>>f)g/4| f2 Te2 {de}d4::(=c2 c/)e/d/c/ TB2 (3ABd|Afe>d B>d (3BAF|=c2- c/(e/d/c/ TB2 (ABd| AfTe>d d4|(=c2 c/)e/d/c/ B2 (3ABd|AfTe>d B>d (3BAF|(EF/A/) A>B (3ABd e(f/g/)| f2 Te>d d4::A2 d(B/A/) A2 d(B/A/)|a<f Te>d B>d (3BAF|A2 d(B/A/) A2- Bb|(a<f) Te>d d4:| |:f(g/a/) a>b {b}a2 Tgf|f>a (3fed B>d (3BAF|fg/a/ bd'/b/ a2 Tgf|(e/f/g/f/) Te>d d3e| f(g/a/) a>b a2 (gf)| f>a (3fed B<d (3BAF|A2-Bc d2 (c/d/e/f/)|c2 TB>A A4| a2=c2B2 (ba)|(gf)(ed) B>d (3BAF|(EF)(AB) d2 (e>>fg/4)|f2 Te>d d4:|]

X:3 T:Flowers of the Forrest [2], The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, Book 1 (c. 1762) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2 A>B (3ABd (3efg | {g}f2 ed B>d (3BAF | (EF/A/) A>B (3ABd (e>f/2g/4) | f2Te2{d/e/}d4 :| |:T(=c2 c/)(e/d/c/) TB2 (3A/B/c/ | AfTe>d B>d (3BAF |T(=c2 c/)(e/d/c/) TB2 (3ABd | Af Te>d d4 | T(=c2 c/)(e/d/c/) TB2 (3ABd | AfT(e>d) {d}B>d (3BAF | (EF/A/) A>B (3ABd (ef/g/) | f2 Te>d d4 :| |: (fg/a/) a>b {b}a2 T(gf) | {g}f>a (3fed {A}B>d (3BAF | (fg/a/) a(d'/b/) {b}a2 T(gf) | (e/f/g/f/) Te>dTd3e | (fg/a/) a>b Ta2 (gf) | {g}f>a (3fed {d}B>d (3BAF | (EF/A/) A>B (3ABd (e>f/2g/4) | f2 Te2 {d/e/} d4 :||

X:2 T:Flower of the Forest M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (c. 1805) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2 A>B (3ABd (3efg | {g}f2 ed B<D (3BAF | EFA A>B (3ABd ef/g/ | f2 e2 {de}d4 :| |: c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 (3ABd | Afe>d B>d (3BAF | =c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 (3ABd | Afe>d d4 | =c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 (3ABd | Af Te>d B>D (3BAG | EF/A/ A>B (3ABd ef/g/ | f2 e>d d4 :| |: fg/a/ a>b {b}a2 Tgf | e>a (3fed B>d (3BAF | fg/a/ a>b {b}a2 Tgf | e/f/g/f/ e>d d3e | fg/a/ a>b a2 gf | ea (3fed B>d (3BAF | EF/A/ A>B (3ABd ef/g/ | f2 ed/e/ d4 ||

X:5 T:Flowers of the Forest, The M:C| L:1/8 S:William Mackie ms. (Aberdeen, early 19th cent.) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C G2 G>A (3GAc (3def|e2 d>c A<c (3AGF|G2 G>A (3GAc (3def|e2 dc/d/ c4:| |:B2 (B/d/)(c/B/) A2 (3GcA|G>ed>c A>c (3AGE|1 B2 (B/d/c/B/) A2 (3GcA|G>ed>c c4:| |2 G2 G>A GA/B/ de/f/|e2 dc/d/ c4||:egga {a}g2 fe|(fe) (d>c) A>c (3AGE| egga {a}g2 fe|d/e/f/e/ d>c c2 c/d/e/f/|egga {a}g2 fe| e>f (3edc A>c (3AGE|G2 G>A (3GAc (3def|e2 d/c/d/ c4:||

X:4 T:Flowers of the Forest [2], The M:C| L:1/8 R:Air S:John Rook manuscript (Cumbria, 1840) K:D A2| A2 A>B (3ABd ef|g>fed Bd (B/A/)F|E>F A>B ABd (3e/f/g/|f2 (e/d/)e d2:| |:d2|=c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 A/B/d|Afed B>d B/A/F|=c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 A/B/d|Af e/d/e d3d| =c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 A/B/d|a>fe>d Bd (B/A/)F|E>FA>B ABd (3e/f/g/|f2 e/d/e d2:| |:f2|{f/g/}a2 ab a2 gf|(af)ed B>d B/A/F|{f/g/}a2 a>b a2 gf|(af)ed d3e| {f/g/}a2 ab a2 gf|af ed B>d (B/A/)F|E>FA>B ABd (3e/f/g/|f2 e/d/e d2:||

X:1 T:Flowers of the Forest [2], The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Slow March (Pipe) B:William Ross -- Ross's Collection of Pipe Tunes (1869, No. 36, p. 74) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d/B/|A>B A>G|AB/c/ de/f/|g>f e>d|B>c d>B| A>B A>G|AB/c/ d/e/f/g/|f2 e>f|d2 d:| A|d>e f>g|a2 fa|g>f e>d|B2 A>A| d>e fg|a2 fa|f2 e>f|d2 dA| d>e fg|a2 fa|gf/a/ g/f/e/d/|B>c d>B| A>B A>G|AB/c/ d/e/f/g/|f2 e>f|d2 d||

X:1 T:Flowers of the Forest [2] M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow with expression" N:"Irish Version" S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 538 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2 F>B ABde/f/|gfed Bd/c/ B/A/G/F/|EFA>B ABd (3e/f/g/|f2 {f}e>d d2 z:| f|a>g f/e/d/c/ d2 dB|Afe>d Bd/c/ B/A/G/F/|1 a>g f/e/d/c/ d2 dB|Afe<d d2 z:|2 (3EFA A>B ABd (3e/f/g|f2 {f}e>d d2 z||e|fgab afed|gfed Bd/c/ B/A/G/F/| fgab afed|B/g/f/e/ Bc d2 ze|fgab afed|gfed Bd/c/ B/A/G/F/|(3EFA A>B ABd (3e/f/g|f2 {f}e>d d2 z||

X:1 T:Flowers of the Forest, The M:C L:1/8 N:Early 19th century? B:John Grant music manuscript collection (n.d., p. 34) B:https://archive.org/details/MusicBookJohnGrant/page/n33/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb F2 F>G (3FGB (c>d/2e/4)|d2 Tc>B GB (3GFE|(3CDF F>G (3FGB (c>d/2e/4)|{e}d2 Tc2 {Bc}B4:| |:A2 (A/c/B/A/) G2 (3FGB|Fd(c>B) GB (3GFD|_A>B (cB/A/) G2 (3FGB|(F/4B/2<d) Tc2 {Bc}B4| A2 (A/c/B/A/) G2 (3FGB|Fd(c>B) G>B (3GFD|(3CDF F>G (3FGB (c>d/2e/4)|{e}d2 Tc2 {Bc}B4:| |:(df)(f>g) {g}f2 (ed)|(fd) c>B GB (3GFD|(df)(f>g) {g}f2 ed|(c/d/e/d/) Tc2 {Bc}B4| (df)(f>g) {g}f2 (ed)|f(d/c/) (c>B) GB (3GFD|(3CDF F>G (3FGB (c>d/2e/4)|{e}d2 Tc2 {Bc}B4:|]