O dear! what can the matter be

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Theme code Index	5555 4444
Also known as	Oc on cad e do tarlad, Johnny's So Long at the Fair (1)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, English, Irish, Morris, Scottish, Stage
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	USA(New England), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
Structure	AB, AABB, AA'BB, AA'BB', AABBCCDDEE'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Aird
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 4
Tune and/or Page number	No. 15, p. 6
Year of publication/Date of MS	1796
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O dear! what can the matter be: Annotations

X:1 T:O dear what can the matter be M:G L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, B:vol. 4 (1796, No. 15, p. 6) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d3 d3|dBg dBG|c3 c3|cAB cBA| d3 d3|dBg dBG|EGc BcA|1G3 z3:|2G3 z2|| |:d|dBc dBc|dBg dBG|cAB cAB|cAB cBA| dBc dBc|dBg dBG|EGc BcA|G3 z2:|]

X: 1 T:Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be? (2 voices) M:6/8 L:1/8 S:A.J.Hughes MS, AJH. 006 O:England A:North Shropshire Z:Neil Brookes 2006 V:1 clef=treble V:2 clef=bass %%staves {1 2} K:G [V:1] |: "_rest added"z|d3 d3 | dBg dBG | c3 c3 | cAB cBA | [V:2] |: z|G,B,G, F,D,F, | G,3 G,2F, | E,G,C C,E,G, | D,3 D,3 | % [V:1] d3 d3 | dBg dBG | EGc BcA | G3 z2 :| [V:2] G,B,G, F,D,F, | G,3 G,3 | C,3 D,3 | G,D,B,, G,,2 :| % [V:1] |: d | dBc dBc | dBg dBG | cAB cAB | cAB cBA | [V:2] |: z | G,3 G,3 | G,3 G,3 | D,3 D,3 | D,3 D,3 | % [V:1] dBc dBc | dBg dBG | EGc BcA | G3"_dotted in MS" G2 :| [V:2] G,3 G,3 | G,3 G,3 | B,,3 D,3 | G,D,B,, G,,2 :|

X:1 T:O Dear what can the matter be? - Variations M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:"Allegretto" B:Köhler’s Violin Repository vol. 3Bc (1885, p. 266) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d3d3|dBg dBG|c3c3|cAB cBA|d3d3|dBg dBG| EAc BcA|1(G3 G3):|2(G3 G2)||:d|dBc dBc|dBg dBG|cAB cAB|cAB cBA| dBc dBc|dBg dBG|EAc BcA|(G3G2)::z|(d/g/)b/a/g/f/ (e/d/)g/f/e/d/| (c/B/)e/d/c/B/ (A/G/)c/B/A/G/|F/a/c'/a/g/ f/e/a/g/f/e/|(d/c/)f/e/d/c/ (B/A/)d/c/B/A/| G/b/d'/c'/b/a/ g/f/b/a/g/f/|(e/d/)g/f/e/d/ (c/B/)e/d/c/B/|(A/G/)c/B/A/G/ (F/A/)d/c/B/A/|(G3G2):| |:d|d/c/B/c/d/e/ e/c/B/c/d/e/|(e/g/)b/a/g/f/ (e/d/)c/B/A/G/|c/B/A/B/c/d/ c/B/A/B/c/d/| c/a/c'/b/a/g/ f/e/d/c/B/A/B/A/|B/A/B/G/A/B/ c/B/c/A/B/c/|d/b/d'/c'/b/a/ g/f/e/d/c/B/| (A/c/)e/c/A/G/ (F/A/)d/c/B/A/|(G3G2):||:(3D/E/F/|GDB GdB|gdb gdBB| cAF AFC|FED EDA,|B,G,D B,GD|BGd BGD|(EAc) (BcA)|(G3G2):| |:d|{e}d^cd {E}D^CD|gfg {E}D^CD|{e}cBc {E}D^CD|a^ga {E}D^CD| (d^cd) (GFG)|(gfg) (E^DE)|(G^GA) (A=GF)|(G3 G2):| |:z|d(G/B/)d/g/ d(B/d/)g/b/|g(d/g/)b/d'/ b(g/a/)b/g/|c'(c'/a/)f/d/ c(a/f/)d/c/| A(c/A/)F/D/ C(A/F/)D/C/|B,(G,/B,/)D/G/ D(B,/D/)G/B/|G(D/G/)B/d/ B(G/B/)d/g/| E(E/A/)c/e/ d(D/F/)A/F/|(G3G2)::(G/A/B/c/)|d(d/c/B/A/) G(B/A/G/F/) E(G/F/E/D/) C(A/B/c/d/)|e(e/d/c/B/) A(c/B/A/G/)|F(A/G/F/E/) D(D/E/F/D/)| G(G/F/G/A/) B(B/A/B/c/)|d(d/e/f/d/) g(g/f/e/d/)|c(e/d/c/B/) A(d/c/B/A/)|(G3G2):|]

X:2 T:Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be? M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland No. 620 (1903) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d|dBc dBc|dBg dBG|cAB cAB|cAB cBA| dBc dBc|dBg dBG|DGc BcA|G3 z2|| B|d3d3|dBg dBG|c3 ccc|cAB cBA| d3 ddd|dBg dBG|DGc BcA|G3 z2||

O dear! what can the matter be: Annotations