Over the Hills and Far Away (2)

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Theme code Index	1H1H1H6 1H1H4H2H
Also known as	Fad as thar nam Beann
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2, 4/4
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AB, AABBCCDD
Editor/Compiler	Henry Atkinson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Henry Atkinson's music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number	No. 105, p. 102
Year of publication/Date of MS	1694
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Over the Hills and Far Away (2): Annotations

X:1
T:Over The Hills And Far Away. HA.105
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/2=90
S:Henry Atkinson's original MS,Hartburn,N'umberland,1694.
O:England
A:Hartburn,Northumberland
N:cf Pills To Purge Melancholy,1719.also Walsh CD, 1719.CGP
H:1/8
Z:vmp.Chris Partington.Jan.2004
K:C
GA|c3d cded|c2A2-A2GA|c3d cdec|f2d2-d2GA|!
c3d cded|c2A2A2c2|G3A GABc|e2d2-d2||!
ef|g3a gede|c2A2-A2ef|g3a gedc|a2d2-d2ef|!
gfga gede|c2A2A2c2|G3A GAcd|e2d2-d2|]

X:1
T:Over the Hills and Far Away [2]
M:C
L:1/8
N:Atkinson entered it twice, in slightly different versions
S:Henry Atkinson's original MS, Hartburn, Northumberland (1694, p. 26)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
GA|c3d cded|c2A4 GA|c3d cdec|f2(d2d2)cA|
c3d cded|c2A2A2c2|G3A GAcd|e2(d2d2)||
ef|gfga gede|c2(A2A2) ef|gfga gedc|e2(d2d2) ef|
gfga gede|c2A2A2c2|G3A GAcd|e2 (d2d2)||

X:1
T:Over the Hills and Far Away [2]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 7 (1760, p. 23)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmix
A|defe defe}{e}d2B2 TB3A|defe defd|g2 (fe) e3f|
defe defe|{e}d2 (cB) g3d|TB2 (AG) A2B2|g2 (fe) e3:|
|:f|a3b (af)(ef)|{e}d2 (^cB) B2 (fg)|a3b (af)(ed)|{ef}g2 (fe) e2 (fg)|
afab afef|{e}d2 (^cB) g4|TB2 (AG) A2B2|g2 (fe) e2:|
|:f|(d/e/f) Af (d/e/f) Af|d2B2 TB3A|(d/e/f) Af dfad|b2e2 Te3f|
(d/e/f) Af (d/e/f) Af|d2B2 g3d|cBAG ABba|f2e2 e3:|
|:(fg)|(af)(ba) f3e|{e}d2 (BA) B2 (fg)|(af)(ba) Tf2 (ed)|(ba)(gf) e2 (fg)|
(3aba (3gag (3fgf (3efe|(dB)(af) g3d|TB2 (AG)|(AB)(ba)|Tf2e2e2:|]

X:2
T:Over the Hills and Far Away [2]
M:4/4
L:1/8
B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English Irish and Foreign
B:Airs, vol. II (1785)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
DE | G3A B>ABA | G2E2E2 DE | G3A GABG | B2A2A2 DE | 
G3A GABA | G2E2 c4 | E2D2 (DE)(GA) | B2 A2 A2 :|
|: Bc | d3e dcBA | G2 E2E2 Bc | d3e dBAG | B2A2 A2 Bc | 
d3e dcBA | G2E2 c4 | E2D2 DEGA B2A2 A2 :|
|: DE | GABA GABA | G2E2E2 DE | GABA GABG | B2 A2A2 DE | 
GABA GABG | AGFE c4 | E2D2 DEGA | B2A2A2 :|
|: Bc | dgfe dBAB | G2E2E2 Bc | dbfe dBAG | B2A2A2 Bc | 
dgfe dcBA | G2 E2 c4 | E2D2 DEGA | B2A2A2 :|]

X:1
T:O'er the Hills and far Awa [2]
M:C
L:1/8
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 515)
N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined  the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, 
N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in 
N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. 
N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see
N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
DE|G3A G>ABA|G2E2 E2 DE|G3A GABG|B2A2A2 DE|
G3A GABA|G2E2 Tc4|E2D2 (DE)(GA)|B2A2A2:|
Bc|d3e dcBA|G2E2E2 Bc|d3e dBAG|B2A2A2 Bc|
d3e dcBA|E2D2 Tc4|E2D2 DEGA|B2A2A2:|
|:DE|GABA GABA|G2E2 E2 DE|GABA GABG|B2A2A2 DE|
GABA GABG|AGFE Tc4|E2D2 DEGA|B2A2A2:|
|:Bc|dgfe dBAB|G2E2E2 Bc|dgfe dBAG|B2A2A2 Bc|
dgfe dcBA|G2E2Tc4|E2D2 DEGA|B2A2A2:|]

X:3
T:O'er the Hills & Far Away [2] (Old Scotch)
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:"Allegretto"
R:Country Dance
B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 56)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|dfdf|dBBA|dfdf|geeA|dfdf|Bd g2|
BA/G/ AB|gee||f/g/|a>b a/g/f/e/ |dBBf|
a>b b/a/g/f/|ge ef/g/|a>b a/g/f/e/|dB g2|BA/G/ AB|gee||

X: 1
T:O'er The Hills And Far Away. JaW.005
T:Over The Hills,etc..aka. JaW.005
M:2/4
Q:1/4=100
L:1/8
S:James Winder Ms, Lancashire, 1835-41
R:.Air
O:England
A:Wyresdale,Lancashire
Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Aug 2004
K:G
A|dfdf|dBBA|dfdf|geeA|!
dfdf|dBg2|B(A/G/) AB|gee:|!
"qu's"f/g/|ab a/g/f/e/|dBBf|ab b/a/g/f/|ge ef/g/|!
ab "qu's"a/g/f/e/|dBg2|BA/G/ AB|gee|]

X:1
T:Fad as, thar nam Beann
T:Over the hills and far away [2]
M:C
L:1/8
R:March
B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music 
B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 97)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
AB|d2 de defd|e2 dB B<BAB|d2 de defd|f3e e2dB|
d2 de defd|e2 dB d2e2|AAAB ABde|f3 e e2:|
|:fg|a2 ag f2 ef|d d2B B B2g|a2 ag f2 ed|f3e e2 fg|
a2 ag f2 ed|e2 dB d2e2|AAAB ABde|f3e e2:|]

X:1
T:Over the hills and far away [2]
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:M.E. Eames music manuscript book, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 178)
S:http://archive.org/details/MEEamesBook
N:Eames was perhaps from Philadelphia
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A2|defe defe|d2B2B2A2|defe defg|a2e2e2A2|
defe defe|d2B g4|B2 AG A2B2|g2e2e2:|
|:fg|a3b agfe|d2B2B2 fg|a3b agfe|b2e2e2 fg|
a3b agfe|d2B2 g4|B2 AG A2B2|g2e2e2:|]

X:1
T:Over the Hills and Far Away [2]
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Capt. F. O'Neill
Z:Paul Kinder
R:March
K:D
AB|d3 e defe|d2 B2 B2 AB|d3 e defd|f2 e2 e2 AB|
d3 e defe|d2 B2 B2 d2|ABAG ABde|f2 e2 e2||
fg|a3 b afef|d2 B2 B2 fg|a3 g f2 ed|f2 e2 e2 fg|
a3 b afef|d2 B2 g3 B|A2 AB ABde|f2 e2 e2||

Over the Hills and Far Away (2): Annotations