Oh Dear Mother What Shall I Do?

Oh Dear Mother What Shall I Do?: Annotations

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X:1
T:O dear Mother what shall I do?
M:6/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Theophilus Cibber - Patie and Peggy (1730, Air V)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Amix
E4 E2 (E2F2)^G2|(A2B2)c2 A4F2|A4 F2 F4 f2|(e3f) d2 B4A2|
(C2D2)E2 E4E2|(A3B) A2 A4E2|A2E2C2 E3DC2|(cd e2)c2 B4A2||
(cd e2) e2 (e2f2)g2|f2e2d2 (c3BA2)|c2f2f2 (f3g)a2|A3B c2 (B4A2)|
(c3B) (cd) (e2c2)e2|(f2e2)d2 (c3B A2)|(F3G) F2 (E2C2)E2|(FG A2)d2 B4 A2||

X:1
T:O dear Mother what shall I do
M:3/4
L:1/8
B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The 
B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 213, p. 262) 
F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/o_dear_mother_what_shall_i_do.pdf
N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
K:C
C3D (E/D/C)|E2G2A2|c3d ed|Tc3A G2|E2A3B|A4 {ABcdefg}a2|g2 (ag) (3fge|
Td4 c2|TE2D2C2|E2G2A2|cB cd ed|Tc3A G2|
A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(AB) T(BA/B/) cE|TD4 C2:|
|:e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|a2Tg2f2|(e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|e2a2 (a/b/c’)|
Ta4g2|cB cd (e/d/c/d/)|Td4 c2|e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|ab c’g be|
Td4 c2|A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(cd) T(dc/d/) eE|TD4 C2:|
|:(3EFE (3DED C2|ED EF GE|cB cd ed|Tc3 A G2|c2 (A/c/B/A/) (^G/A/B/G/)|
A4 {ABcdef=g}a2|g3a (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|TE3D C2|E2G2A2|
cB cd (e/c/d/e/)|c3A G2|A3c A>c|G3c G>c|F3c F>d|TD4 C2:|
|:(ef g)c Bc|g2e2g2|(3a_ba (3gag (3fgf|(3efe (3ded c2|(eg) a2 (a/b/c’) Ta4 g2|
cB cd (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|Ted (c/B/c/d/) (e/d/e/f/)|(g2e2)g2|a(_b/a/) (g/b/a/g/) (f/a/g/f/)|
(e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|(A/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (A/c/B/c/)|(G/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (G/c/B/c/)|(F/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (E/c/B/c/)|TD4 C2:|]

X:1
T:O Mother what shall I do
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Largo"
B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 1 (1760, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D3E D2|F2A2B2|d3e {de}f2|Td3B A2|d2 BdAd|
B4b2|a2 bagf|Te4d2|F3E D2|F2A2B2|
(dc)(de)(fe)|Td3c A2|B3 dBd|TA2F2A2|b2a2g2|
(ag)(fe) d2|B3 dBd|A3 BAB|G3 AFG|TE4D2:|]\

X:1
T:O dear Mother what shall I do
M:3/4
L:1/8
B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The 
B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 213, p. 262) 
F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/o_dear_mother_what_shall_i_do.pdf
N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
K:C
C3D (E/D/C)|E2G2A2|c3d ed|Tc3A G2|E2A3B|A4 {ABcdefg}a2|g2 (ag) (3fge|
Td4 c2|TE2D2C2|E2G2A2|cB cd ed|Tc3A G2|
A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(AB) T(BA/B/) cE|TD4 C2:|
|:e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|a2Tg2f2|(e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|e2a2 (a/b/c')|
Ta4g2|cB cd (e/d/c/d/)|Td4 c2|e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|ab c'g be|
Td4 c2|A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(cd) T(dc/d/) eE|TD4 C2:|
|:(3EFE (3DED C2|ED EF GE|cB cd ed|Tc3 A G2|c2 (A/c/B/A/) (^G/A/B/G/)|
A4 {ABcdef=g}a2|g3a (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|TE3D C2|E2G2A2|
cB cd (e/c/d/e/)|c3A G2|A3c A>c|G3c G>c|F3c F>d|TD4 C2:|
|:(ef g)c Bc|g2e2g2|(3a_ba (3gag (3fgf|(3efe (3ded c2|(eg) a2 (a/b/c') Ta4 g2|
cB cd (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|Ted (c/B/c/d/) (e/d/e/f/)|(g2e2)g2|a(_b/a/) (g/b/a/g/) (f/a/g/f/)|
(e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|(A/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (A/c/B/c/)|(G/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (G/c/B/c/)|(F/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (E/c/B/c/)|TD4 C2:|]

X:1
T:O dear Mother what shall I do
M:3/4
L:1/16
Q:"Slow"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3 (1760, p. 10)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D6E2D4|{E}F4A4T(B3A/B/)|d6 e2 (def2)|{e}Td6B2A4|
d4B2d2A2d2|B8b4|T(a3g/a/) (b2a2)(g2e2)|{d}Te8 d4|
L:1/8
TF3E (F/E/D)|{E}F2A2B2|(dc)(de)(fe)|{e}Td3B A2|
B3A {A}Bd|{B}A2{G}F2A2|Bc d2 (FG)|{F}TE4 D2:|
|:(fg) a2 (ab)|{b}a2f2a2|{a}b2{b}a2{a}g2|Tf3e d2|
fa b2 (b/c'/d')|{c'}Tb4 a2|Bd(ba)d'f|{d}Te4 d2|
f(e/f/) defg|a(dcd) d'2|b2 adcg|Tf2 (ef)d2|
Bc d2B2|A2 {G}F2A2|(Bd) (AB) (DG)|{F}TE4 D2:|
|:DF2A2 (B/c/)|dAeAfA|gAfAeA|Tf2 (e/d/e/f/) (d2|
d)c2B2(b|b)a2g2(f|f)g/a/ (gf)(bg)|{f}Te4 d2|
D F2A2 (B/c/)|.d/(A/B/A/) .e/(A/B/A/) .f/(A/B/A/)|.g/(A/G/A/) .f/(A/G/A/) .e/(A/B/A/)|
.f/(a/g/f/) .e/(g/f/e/) .d/(f/e/d/)|TB3 A{A} Bd|{B}A2{G}F2A2|
B>c (d/c/B) (A/G/F)|{F}TE4 D2::fgaaEa|DaFaDa|
GbFaEg|(fe)(dc) d2|f(g/a/) bbDb|GbGbFa|f/e/d (g/f/)e (b/a/)g|
{f}Te4 d2|f/g/f/e/ d/A/d/f/ a/d/f/a/|d'aFaDa|GbFaEg|
Tf2 ef d2|b>c' d'2 b2|a2f2A2|B>c d2 F>G|TE4 D2:|
P:Giga
M:6/8
L:1/8
"Brisk"D2D FAB|def d2A|(dB)B B2a|baf Te2d|
D2D FAB|def d2A|B3 AFA|(B/c/d)F TE2D:|
|:(f/g/a)a a2d|baf Te2d|fbb b2d'|baf Te2d|
(f/g/a)d afd|baf efd|TB3 AFA|(B/c/d)F TE2D:|]



X:2
T:Oh Dear Mother What Shall I Do?
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Johnson - Scots Musical Museum (No. 236)
K:D
D3ED2 | F2A2B2 | d2f2e2 | d2B2A2 | d2B2d2 | B4b2 | 
b2a2g2 | f2e2d2 | F2E2D2 | F2A2B2 | d2f2e2 | d2B2A2 | 
B2d2B2 | A2F2A2 | B2d2F2 | E4C2 ||d2a2a2 | a3fa2 | 
b2a2f2 | e4d2 | f2b2b2 | b4a2 | a2g2f2 | e4d2 | d2a2a2 | 
a2f2a2 | b2a2f2 | e4d2 | B2d2B2 | A2F2A2 | B2d2F2 | E4D2 || 
X:1
T:O dear Mother what shall I do
M:3/4
L:1/8
B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The 
B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 213, p. 262) 
F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/o_dear_mother_what_shall_i_do.pdf
N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
K:C
C3D (E/D/C)|E2G2A2|c3d ed|Tc3A G2|E2A3B|A4 {ABcdefg}a2|g2 (ag) (3fge|
Td4 c2|TE2D2C2|E2G2A2|cB cd ed|Tc3A G2|
A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(AB) T(BA/B/) cE|TD4 C2:|
|:e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|a2Tg2f2|(e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|e2a2 (a/b/c’)|
Ta4g2|cB cd (e/d/c/d/)|Td4 c2|e2g2 ga|Tg2e2g2|ab c’g be|
Td4 c2|A3c Ac|G2E2G2|(cd) T(dc/d/) eE|TD4 C2:|
|:(3EFE (3DED C2|ED EF GE|cB cd ed|Tc3 A G2|c2 (A/c/B/A/) (^G/A/B/G/)|
A4 {ABcdef=g}a2|g3a (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|TE3D C2|E2G2A2|
cB cd (e/c/d/e/)|c3A G2|A3c A>c|G3c G>c|F3c F>d|TD4 C2:|
|:(ef g)c Bc|g2e2g2|(3a_ba (3gag (3fgf|(3efe (3ded c2|(eg) a2 (a/b/c’) Ta4 g2|
cB cd (e/g/f/e/)|Td4 c2|Ted (c/B/c/d/) (e/d/e/f/)|(g2e2)g2|a(_b/a/) (g/b/a/g/) (f/a/g/f/)|
(e/g/f/e/) (d/f/e/d/) c2|(A/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (A/c/B/c/)|(G/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (G/c/B/c/)|(F/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/c/) (E/c/B/c/)|TD4 C2:|]

X:3
T:Untitled
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Bayard"A Miscellany of Tune Notes," Studies in Folklore (p. 169)
N:Collected in Pennsylvania in 1930's
K:D
A, |: D2F A2c | def d2A | dcB A^GA | baf {g}fed | 
D2FA2c | def d2A | dcB A^GA | {c}BAF E2F :|
|: D2a a^ga | baf {g}fef | dfa a2c | def e2f | 
dfa a^ga | baf ede | dcB A^GA | BAF E2F :|]