Burns Farewell

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Theme code Index	3b117bL 3b543
Also known as	Burns' Farewell to Ayrshire, Parting Glass (2) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland, Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Elias Howe
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon
Tune and/or Page number	p. 4
Year of publication/Date of MS	1843
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BURN'S FAREWELL (TO AYRSHIRE). AKA and see "The Parting Glass (2)." Scottish (originally), Irish; Air (4/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title (given as "Burns Farewell" by O'Neill and "Burns Farewell to Ayrshire" by Howe) refers to the Scots poet Robert Burns and his poem "The Farewell" addressed "To the Brethren of St. James's Lodge, Tarbolton," in anticipation of his planned emigration (Tarbolton is in Ayrshire). The song was printed in the Johnson's Scots Musical Museum, directed to be sung to the air "Goodnight and Joy Be Wi' You A'". This latter Scottish tune is said to be an antecedent to "Burns Farewell"/"Parting Glass" melody, but seems considerably distanced to this writer's ear. The "Burns Farewell" (similar versions by Howe and O'Neill) is more familiar to modern ears as the "The Parting Glass", popularized by Irish singer Tommy Makem in the 1960's, and is sometimes mistakenly attributed to Burns (who wrote no song or poem with those lines). See also the similar "The Peacock", found in O'Farrell's Pocket Companion for the Union Pipes" of the early 19th century.

Source for notated version: J. Kennedy [O'Neill].

Printed source: Colclough (Tutor for the Irish Union Pipes), c. 1830; p. 19. Howe (Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon), 1843; p. 4. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 146. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 269, p. 47.

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