Willie was a Wanton Wag

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 Theme code Index    3556 1H1H1H5
 Also known as    Clare Dragoons, Clare's Dragoons, Constitution March, Will was a wanton Wag
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Polka, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2, 2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB, AABBCCDDEEFF
 Editor/Compiler    Daniel Wright
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Aria di Camera
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 70
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1727
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   ()   


Tune annotations


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T:Will was a wanton Wag
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 70)
N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs
N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters
N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick
N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen”
F: https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
F2A2A2B2|d3e d2A2|F2A2A2f2|e2d2B4|
F2A2A2B2|dcde d2A2|F2A2A2d2|B2d2 D4||
F2a2e2f2|Td3e f2 (ed)|fg a2a2 gf|e2d2 TB4|
a3g f2e2|Td3 e f2g2|a2A2A2 f2|e2f2 d4|| 
X:2
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T:Willie was a wanton wag
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:"Brisk"
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, Book 1 (c. 1746)  
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A2 | F2(A2A2)(Bc) | d3ed2A2 | F2A2A2f2 |Te3d B4 | 
F2(A2A2)(Bc) | (dcde) d2A2 | F2A2A2f2 |Te3dd2 :|
|: g2 | f2a2e2f2 | d3ef2d2 | (fga2)e2f2 |Te3dB4 | 
f2a2e2f2 | d3ef2g2| a2A2A2f2 |Te3dd2 :|
|: A2| D2A2F2A2 | d3e(dc)(BA) | (FGA2)D2f2 | (gfed) TB4 | 
(FG)A2D2Bc | d3e fedc | (Bc)d2A2a2 | (fe)(dc) d2 :|
|: g2 | (fga2)e2f2 | d2f2A2d2 | F2A2D2a2 | bagf Te2fg | 
a2e2 fedc | d2f2A2GF | G2d2F2d2 | E2Tc2d2 :|
|: A2 | (F/G/A) DA dAFA | (dcd)e dAFA | (Gd)(Gd) (Fd)(Fd) | (BA)(GF) E2A2 | 
(F/G/A) DA dAFA | fdAd fdAd | (fga)f bagf | (gf)(ef) d2 :|
|: fg | a2(.d.a) b2db) | a2(.d.a) b2(db) | (ad)(bd) (ad)(bd) | bagf Te2 fg | 
a2 (f/e/d/)c/ d2 (B/A/G/F/) | G2 (B/A/G/F/) E2 (A/G/F/E/) | D2 (f/g/a) (g/a/b) (e/f/g) | fedc d2 :|
|: A2 | (3F2A2A2 (3D2A2A2 | (3d3ed2 (3d2A2A2 | (3F2A2A2 (3d2e2f2 | e3dB3A | 
(3F2A2A2 (3d2A2A2 | (3e2A2A2 (3f2A2A2 | (3a2d2b2 (3a2g2f2 | (3e2d2c2 d2 :|
|: fg | (3a2A2A2 (3g2A2A2 | (3f2A2A2 (3e2A2A2 | (3d2a2a2 (3d2b2b2 |Te3d B2fg | 
(3a2g2f2 (3g2f2e2 | (32f2e2d2 | (3A2G2F2 | (3G2d2G2 (3F2d2F2 | 3E2d2c2 d2 :|]
X:1
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T:Willie was a Wanton Wagg
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book V (1760, p. 24)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
F2A2A2 (Bc)|d3e d2A2|TF2A2A2f2|(gf)(ed) B4|
(FG) A2 A2 (Bc)|d3e d2A2|F2A2A2d2|B2d2A4:|
|:f2a2e2f2|d3e f2d2|(fg) a2f2f2|(gf)(ed) B4|
f2a2e2f2|d3e (fe)(fg)|a2A2A2 (fg)|(fe)(dc) d4:|
|:(FG) A2 D2A2|dfed cBAG|FDAF dAfd|afed TB4|
(FG)A2D2A2|Bdce dfeg|fagb afed|cB A^G A4:|
|:f2 (af) d2 (fd)|A2 (dA) F2 (AF)|(DE)(FG) A2 (af)|b(gfe) {d}c4|
(f/g/a) gb egfa|B2 (cd) (cB)(AG)|(FG) A2 Bbag|(fe)(dc) d4:|
|:(F/G/A) T(BA) dAT(BA)|(F/G/A) TBA d2D2|(FA)(GB) A(FED)|(fe)(dc) B4|
(F/G/A) T(BA) dATBA|(gf)(ed) {ga}b3a|(gf)(ed) (ca)(fd)|(cB (A^G) A4:|
|:(f/g/a) eg (fd)(Ac)|d(BAG) F2 (ED)|G3 F (EG) (Bf)|(g/f/e) bd {d}c4|
(f/g/a) gE egfD|{de}f2 (ed) (cB) (AG)|(F/G/A) Gb FaEg|(fe)(dc) {c}d4:|]

X:1 % T:Willie was a wanton wag M:C| L:1/8 R:Scots Measure B:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures (177?, p. 6) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A2|F2A2A2 Bc|d3e d2A2|F2A2A2f2|e2d2B4| F2A4 Bc|dcde d2A2|F2A2A2d2| B2cd A2:| |:g2|f2a2e2f2|d3e f2d2|fga2 e2f2|gfed B2g2| fagf egfe|d2e2 fefg|a2A2A2f2|gfefd2:|

X:1 
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T:Willie was a Wanton Wag
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 48, p. 18)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|FA(AB/c/)|d>e (d/c/)(B/A/)|Faaf|e>d B>A|
FAA (B/c/)|(d/c/)(d/e/) dA/G/|FAAf|e>dd:|
g|faef|d>e g/f/e/d/|(f/g/a) ef|e>d B>g|
f>aef|d>efg|aAAf|e>dd:|]
X:1
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T:Willie was a wanton Wag
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
Q:"Andante"
N:Variations by James Clark
N:”I am indebted to Mr. Clark, School Master at Moffat, for the set of this tune.”
B:Robert Riddell – Collection of Scotch Galwegian Border Tunes (1794, p. 24)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(B/A/G)|TF2A2A2 Bc|Tdcde dB{B}AG|TF2A2A2 ef|gfed B2 (B/A/G)|
TF2A2A2 Bc|d>cde dB{B}AG|TF2A2A2 g|face d2:|
|:zg|Tf3a Te3f|dcde gfed|fgaf e2 ef|gfed TB3g|
fagf egfe|Td>cde Tf>efg|a2A2A2g2|face d2:|
|:(B/A/G)|FGAA, DFAB/c/|dDde dBAG|FGAF Ddfa|(g/a/).g/.f/ (e/f/).e/.d/ TB2 (B/A/G)|
FGAA,DFAB/c/|dDde dB{B}AG|FG B/A/G/F/ Ddfa|gedc d2:|
|:zg|faTgf egTfe|dDde fefd|Ddfa GBgb|(b/a/).g/.f/ (g/f/).e/.d/ [G3B3]g|
(f/a/g/a/ b/a/g/f/) (e/g/f/g/ a/g/f/e/)|T(d/c/d/)e/ de T(f/e/f/)g/ fg|.az .Az [D3F3A3]f|gedc d2:|
|:(B/A/G)|(6F/D/F/A/F/A/ (6d/A/d/f/d/f/|(6a/b/a/g/f/e/ (6fgfedc|(6dDEFGA [GB][FA][GB][FA]ba|(6gfgfed T[G2B2] (B/AG)|
(6F/D/F/A/F/A/ (6dAdfdf| (6afabgb (6c'ac'd'bg|(6fabafd (6BcdAge|[A4e4][D2d2]:|
N:etc. There are five more sets of variations. 
X:1
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T:Willie was a wanton wag
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 147)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|F2A2 A2 Bc|d3e d2A2|F2A2A2f2|e3de c4|
F2A2A2 Bc|dcde d2A2|F2A2Af2|e3d d2:|
|:g2|f2a2e2f2|d3e f2d2|fg a2 e2f2|e3d B4|
f2a2e2f2|d3e f2g2|a2A2A2f2|e3d d2:|]

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