Bonny Mary (1)

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 Theme code Index    551H 661H
 Also known as    Anna Thy Charms My Bosom Fire, Bonnie Mary
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    ENGLAND(North West)
 Structure    AABBCCDDEE
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Oswald
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion (The)
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 24
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1760
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BONNY MARY. AKA and see "Anna, thy charms my bosom fire." Scottish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE. The air, originally by James Oswald, was used as the vehicle for lyrics by Robert Burns. The tune demonstrates one of the characteristics of Scottish music, the alteration of the major with its relative minor (Emmerson, 1971). The melody appears in the 1840 music manuscript collection of John Rook, of the Wigton, Cumbria, area.

Printed source: Oswald (Caledonian Pocket Companion), 1760, vol. 1; p. 24


X:1
T:Bonnie Mary
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Rook manuscript (Cumbria, 1840)
K:G
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|:G2 GABA|(GA/B/)D2D2|GFGABc|B2A2g2|G2 GABA|GA/B/ D2D2|GFGABG|E4 D2:|
|:de d2g2|ef e2g2|Bc B2g2|a2A2B2|de d2g2|efefgf|edcBAG|E4 D2:|
|:g3 aba|g2d2d2|gfgabc' b2a2b2|g2 gaba|g2d2d2|gfgabg|e4 d2:|
|:g2dcBA|G3 ABc|dedBAG|B2A2B2|g2 dcBA|G3 ABc|dedBAG|E4 D2:||


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