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Theme code Index	321H1H 3H2H76
Also known as	Last time I went o'er the Moor (The), Last time I cam' o'er the muir (The), Hither Dear Husband Turn Your Eyes
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Burk Thumoth
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Twelve Scotch and Twelve Irish Airs with Variations
Tune and/or Page number	No. 8, pp. 36-37
Year of publication/Date of MS	1742
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X:1
T:Last Time I Came O'er the Moor, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Orpheus Caledonius, or a Collection of Scots Songs
S:set to Musick by W. Thompson, vol. 1, London, 1733, p. 10
Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige
K:Fmaj
c2|A2 (GF) f3g|a2 (gf) e2(dc)|d3f (dc) (Ac)|d3e f2 (cB)|
A2 (GF) f3g|a2 (gf) e2(dc)|(def) g (agf) e|d3e f2||
|g2|e2 (dc) c3a|(ge) (de) c3A|c3d (cA) (GA)|c3d f2 zc|
(dcd) e d2 (cA)|(cA) (cd) f3g|(ag) (fd) (c>df) B|A2G2F2|]

X:2
T:Last time I came o'er the Moor, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Slow"
B:Burk Thumoth - Twelve Scotch and Twelve Irish Airs with Variations
B:(London, 1742, No. 8, pp. 36-37)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
dc|{c}TB2 (AG) g3a|{ga}b2 ag {g}Tf2 (ed)|{f}Te3g edBd|{f}Te3f g2 dc|
{c}B2 AG Tg3a|{ga}b2 ag Tf2 ed|efga bagf|e3f g2:|
|:ag|{g}Tf2 ed d3b|(afef) {e}d3B|d3 e (dBAB)|{e}d3f g2 zd|
(edeg) Te2 dB|dBde Tg3a|(bage) (degc)|B2A2T G4:|
|:{e}dc|{c}TB2 AG Tg3a|{ga}b2 (3c'/b/a/ (3b/a/g/ {g}Tf2 ed|{d}e3{f}g (e/d/c/B/) (c/B/A/G/)|{d}e3f {f}g2 (3edc|
B/4D/4E/4F/4 G/4A/4B/4c/4 d/4e/4f/4g/4 Tg3a|{ga}b2 c'4b/4a/4g/4 {g}Tf2 ed|(e/d/e/f/) (g/f/g/a/) b>g a>f|{f}Te3f g2:|
|:ag|[g}Tf2 (3agf (3gfe {e}d3b|(a/b/a/f/) (b/g/f/e/) {e}d3B|~d3e d/B/A/B/ dB| {e}Td3f g2 zd|
Te>d (e/d/e/g/) Te2 (3e/d/c/ (3d/c/B/|{e}dBde {a}g3a|b/a/b/a/ g/a/g/e/ d>egc|B2TA2 G4:|]

X:3
T:Last Time I came o’er the Moor, The
M:C 
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 24)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(A>G)|F2 T(E>D) d3e|{de}f2 T(e>d)c2 T(B>A)|B3A (FEF)A|B4{Bc}d3A|
F2 T(E>D) d3f|(ef/g/) T(e>d) c2 T(B>A)|(B/d/c/e/ d/f/e/g/) (fe)(dc)|B4{Bc}d2:|
|:e|c2 TB>A A3f|ecBc A3F|A3B ABdF|A4 d3A|
BABd B2AF|AFAB d3e|(fe)(dc) (BA)(GF)|{F}E4 !fermata!D3F|
A3F A3F|AFEF A3F|(EDE)F (ABd)F|A4 d3A|
B2 (B/c/)d F2 (E>D)|EF (AB/c/) d3e|(f/g/e/f/ d/e/B/d/) (ABd)g|{f}Te4d3:|]

X:4
T:Last time I came o'er the Moor, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 80  (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A>G | F2 T(E>D) d3e | {d/e/}f2 e>d c2 (BA) | {A}B3A T(F>EF)A | 
TB4 {B/c/}d2 A>G | F2 T(E>D) d3e | ({d/e/}f2) ed c2 T(BA) | (Bc)(de) (fe)(dc) | 
TB4d2 :: e>d | c2 T(B>A) A3g | (ec)(Bc) A3F | A3B A>BAF |TA4d3A | 
(B>A)(Bd) B2 (AF) | (AF)(AB) d3e | (fe)(dB) (AB/c/ d)G | (F2TE2)D2 :|]

X:5
T:Last Time I Cam' O'er the Muir, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Slow"
B:Hamilton's Universal Tune Book (1844, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(A>G)|F2 (E>D) d3e|(d/e/f) (ed) c2 (BA)|B3A (FE) (FA)|~B3c d2 (A>G)|
F2 E>D d3e|(d/e/f) (ed) c2 (BA)|(Bc)(de) (fe)(dc)|~B3c d2:|
|:e>d|c2 B>A A3f|e>cB>c A3F|A3B (AB/c/) (dF)|A4 d3A|
(BA)(Bd) B2 (AF)|(FA)(AB) d3e|(f>e)(dB) (AB/c/) (dG)|F3E {FG} D2:|]

X:6
T:Last Time I Cam' O'er the Muir
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(A>G) | F2 (E>D) d3e | (d/e/f) (ed) c2 (BA) | B3A (FD) (FA) | ~B3c d2 (A>G) | 
F2 E>D d3e | (d/e/f) (ed) c2 (BA) | (Bc)(de) (fe)(dc) | B3c d2 :|
|: e>d | c2 B>A A3f | e>c B>c A3F | A3B (AB/c/) (dF) | A4 d3A | 
(BA)(Bd) B2 (AF) | (AF)(AB) d3e | (f>e)(dB) (AB/c/) (dG) | F2E2 {F/G/}D2 :|]

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