Sarah Williamson's Lament

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 Theme code Index    3252 3315L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    William Christie
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    William Christie
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Collection of Strathspeys Reels Hornpipes Waltzes &c.
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 12
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1820
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X:1 T:Sarah Williamson's Lament N:”Very Old” N:Christie was a dancing master, fiddler N:and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Christie - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, B:Waltzes &c. (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 12) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb (B/c/)|.d.d~d (c/>d/)|(f/<d/)T(c/>B/) (G.F)|dd dc/>d/|B>(c/2d/4) F(B/c/)| dd ~d(c/>d/)|(f/<d)T(c/>B/) (G.F)|~(F.d) (Fc)|[D2B2]-[DF]:| |:~(d/>e/)|ff f~(d/>e/)|(f/d/)T(c/>B/) (G.F)|ff f~(d/>e/)|f2-B z/d/| ~(e/>f/)g/e/ ~(d/>e/)f/d/|{f}(e/d/)(c/B/) (G.F)|(Fd) (Fc)|[D2B2][DF]:|]


X:1 T:Sarah Williamson's Lament M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Mournfully" B:Waver's Collection of genuine Scottish Melodies (1866, p. 232) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Ab (AB)|c2c2c2 (Bc)|(ec)(BA) F2E2|c2c2c2 (Bc)|(A3 B/c/ !fermata!E2 (AB)| c2c2c2 (Bc)|(ec)(BA) F3E|E2c2 E2B2|A4 E2|| (c>d)|e2e2e2 (cd)|(ec)(BA) F2E2|e2e2e2 (c>d)|e4 c2 zc| (d>e)(fd) (c>d)(ec)|(dc)(BA) F3E|E2c2E2B2|A4 E2||