Lady of the Desert (The)

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X:1 T:Lady of the Desart, The O:Irish M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:John Bowie – “Collection of strathspey reels & country dances &c.” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1789, pp. 30-31) F: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104982747 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G V:1 d/e/f|g2d2 g>a|{g}f2 edef|g2 gbag|{g}f4 ed|e2 egfe|d4 e/4f/<g|{g}fedcBA|G4:| |:G/A/B|d2d2 e/d/B/d/|{d}e2 d/B/G G2|g2g2 b/a/g|{g}f4 ed|{d}e2e2 e/d/B|{B}d4 B>d|{d}e2 dBTA>G|G4::g/f/e/f/| e/4f/<gG2 g/f/e/f/| e/4f/<gG2 g/f/e/f/| e/4f/<gG2 g>a|{g}f4 ed|e2 egfe|d6|{ef}g>(f/e/4) dBTA>G|G4:| |:G/A/B|d2d2 e/d/B/d/|B/d/e e/d/B/G/ G2|g2g2 b/a/g|{g}f2f2 ed|e2 e2 e/d/B|d2d2 Bd|B/4d/<e {e}dBTA>G|G6:| |:"Allegro"g>dgba>g|{g}fedefd|gdgbag|fTefgfg|edefge|dBABde|gedBTA>G|G6:| |:{e}dcBcde|dcBcdG|gdgbag|Tfefgfg|edefge|dBABde|gedBTA>G|G6::"Andante"G2G2 G/4F/<E|{E}F2F2 F/4E/<D| G2G2 G/4F/<E|{E}F2F2 F/4E/<D|E2E2 E/4D/<B,|{B,}DD B,D| {D}E2 B,2 TA,G,|G,4::G,/A,/B,|D2D2 EDB,D|B,/D/E E/D/B,/G,/ G,2|G2G2 B/A/G|{G}F2F2 F/E/D|{D}E2E2 E/D/B,|D2D2 B,D|B,/D/E E/D/B, A,>G,| G,4::"Allegro"GAGFGE|FGFEFD|GAGFGE|FGFEFD|EFEDEC|DB,A,B,DE|GEDB,TA,>G,|G,6:| |:DCB,CDE|DCB,CDG,|GDGBAG|FEFGFG|EDEFGE|DB,A,B,DE|GEDBA,>G,|G,6::G2 z2z2| A2z2z2|TB2z2z2|TA2z2z2|E2E2 E/D/B,|{B,}D2D2 B,>D|B,/D/E E/D/B, TA,>G,|G,6::G,/A,/B,|D2z2z2|D2z2z2| G2G2 B/A/G|{G}F2TF2 E>D|{D}D2D2 B,>D|B,/D/E DBTA,>G,|G,4|| V:2 clef = bass z2|G,4G,,2|D,2D2C2|B,4^C2|D2D,2B,2|C4 A,2|B,2B,2G,2|C2D2D,2|G,2G,,2:| |:z2|G4 z2|G2D2G,,2|G,2B,2G,2|D2D,2z2|C2C,2 z2|B,2B,,2z2|C2D2D,2|G,2G,,2::z2| [G,,6D,6G,6]|[G,,6D,6G,6]|[G,,4D,4G,4][G,,2G,2]|D,2D2B,2|C2C,2A,2|B,2G,2B,2|C2D2D,2|G,2G,,2:| |:z2|[G,,6G,6]|G2D2G,,2|G,D,G,D,G,D,|A,D,A,D,F,D,|C,G,C,G,C,G,|B,,G,B,,G,B,,G,|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,6:| |:G,2B,2G,2|D4D,2|G,2B,2G,2|D4D,2|C4C,2|B,4G,2|C2D2D,2|G,2D,2G,,2:| |:[G,,6G,6]|D,4 G,,2|G,2B,2C2|D4D,2|C4C,2|B,4B,,2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,2D,2G,,2::[G,,6G,6]|[D,6A,6]|[G,,6G,6]|[D,6A,6]|[C,6G,6]|[B,,4G,4]B,,2| C,2D,2D,,2|G,,4::z2|[A,4G,4]z2|G,2D,2G,,2|G,2G,,2 z2|D,2D,,2z2|C,2C,,2 z2|B,,2B,,2 z2|C,2D,2D,,2| G,,4::G,4E,2|F,4D,2|G,4E,2|F,4D,2|E,4C,2|D,4B,,2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,6:| |:G,6|D,4G,,2|G,2B,2G,2|[D,6A,6]|[C,6G,6]|[B,,6G,6]|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,6::z2 G,2E,2| Z2 A,F, D,2|z2 B,G, E,2|z2A,F, D,2|[C,6G,6]|[B,,6G,6]|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,6::z2 |z2 G,,2B,,2|z2 B,,2D,2| E,2G,,2z2|D,2D,,2 z2|C,2C,,2 z2|B,,2B,,2z2|C,2D,2D,,2|G,,4||

X:1 T:Lady of the Desart, The M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:"Slow" O:"Irish Air" B:Manson - Hamilton's Universal Tune Book, vol. 1 (1844, p. 33) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d/e/f|g2d2 g>a|{g}f2 edef|g2 gbag|{g}f4 (ed)|e2 egfe|\ L:1/16 d8 e/f/g3|\ L:1/8 {g}fedcBA|G4:| |:G/A/B|d2d2 e/d/B/d/|{d}e2 d/B/G G2|g2 g2 b/a/g|{g}f4 ed|{d}e2e2 e/d/B| {B}d4 B>d|{d}e2 dB A>G|G4:||:G/A/B|d2d2 e/d/B/c/|B/d/e e/d/B/G/ G2| g2g2 b/a/g|f2f2 ed|e2e2 e/d/B|d2d2 Bd|\ L:1/16 B/d/e3 {e}d2B2 A3G|G12:| L:1/8 |:"Quick"g>dgba>g|{g}Tfedefd|Tgdgbag|Tfefgfg|Tedefge|TdBABde| TgedBA>G|G6:||:{e}TdcBcde|TdcBcdG|Tgdgbag| Tfefgfg|Tedefgf|TdBABde|TgedBA>G|G6:|

X:1 T:Lady of the Desert, The M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:O'Neill's Irish Music (1915) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G de/f/ | g2d2 g>a | f2 ed ef | g2 gb ag | f4 ed | e2 eg fe | d4 e/f/g | {g}fedcBA | G4 :||: G/A/B | d2d2 e/d/B/d/ | e2 d/B/G G2 | g2g2 b/a/g | f4ed | e2e2e/d/B | d4B>d | E2 dB A>G | G4 :| G/A/B | d2d2 e/d/B/d/ | B/d/e e/d/B/G/ G2 | g2g2b/a/g | f2f2ed | e2e2e/d/c | d2d2Bd | B/d/e2 {e}dB A>G | G6 || g>dgbag | fedefgd | gdgbag | fefgfg | edefge | dBABde | gedBA>G | G6 || {e}dcBcde | dcBcdG | gdgbag | fefgfg | edefge | dBABde | gedBA>G | G6 || G2G2 G/4F/2<E | {E}F2F3 F/4E/2>D | {F}G2G2 G/4F/2<E | {E}F2F2 F/4E/2<D | {D}E2E2 E/4D/2<B, | D2D2B,D | E2B,2 A,G, | G,4 || G,/A,/B, | D2D2 E/D/B,/D/ | B/D/E E/D/B,/G,/ G,2 | G2G2 B/A/G | F2F2 F/E/D | E2E2E/D/B, | D2D2B,D | B,/D/E E/D/ B, A,G, | G,6 || GAGFGE | FGFEFD | GAGFGE | FGFEFD | EFEDEC | DB,A,B,DE | GE DB, A,>G, | G,6 || D/C/B,/CDE | DCB,CDG, | GDGBAG | FEFGFG | DCDFGE | DB,A,B,DE | GEDB, A,>G | G,6 || G2g2g2 | A2a2a2 | B2b2b2 | A2a2a2 | E2E2E/=D/B, | D2D2B,>D | B,/D/E E/D/B, A,>G, | G,4 || G,/A,/B, | D6 | D6 | G2G2G/F/E | F2F2E>D | E2E2E/D/B, | D2D2B,>D | B,/D/E DB, A,/>G, | G,6 ||