Fife Hunt (The)

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 Theme code Index    3H1H53 22H2H2H
 Also known as    Moonlight Ramble (1) (A)
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:William Gow
 Region    England, Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:First Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 9
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1784
 Artist    Biography:Albert Gerson
 Title of recording    Reel Medley: Walker street ; Fife hunt ; The maid of Argyle ; Donegal dimple ; Mountain reel ; Old sport
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    His Master's Voice 216058 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    c. 1919
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Fife Hunt, The M:C L:1/8 B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3, 1788 (No. 408, p. 157) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D g|fd Td2 AF TF2|Eeed e2 eg|fd Td2 AF TF2|Dd-dc d2-d:| |:g|fdad bdad|Be-e^d e3g|fdad bdad|Addc d2 dg| fdad bdad|Be-e^d Te2 eg|fadf gbec|Ad-dc d2d:|]


X:1 T:Fife Hunt, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Joshua Campbell – A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys (Glasgow, 1789, p. 38) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C f|ec Tc2 {Bc}GE TE2{DE}|D(dd)c d3f|ec Tc2{Bc} GE TE2{DE}|CcBd c2c:| (f|ec)gc acgc|A(dd)c d2 d>(f|e)cgc acgc|GcBd c2 cf| ecgc acgc|A(dd)c (d>f)|egfa gc'af|egGB cag|]


X:2 T:Fife Hunt, The M:C L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Preston's Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1793 (No. 231, p. 96) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C (f|e)c Tc2 GE TE2|Dd2^c d2-df|ec Tc2 GE TE2|Cc2B c3|| f|ecgc acgc|Dd2^c d3f|ecgc acgc|Gc2Bc3f| ecgc acgc|Dd2^c d3f|egcg fadf|Gc2B c3|]


X:3 T:Fife Hunt, The M:C L:1/8 S:From Ann Winnington's music manuscript book (No. 5), from the early 19th century. N:Winnington was an American, probably a pianist, who resided in England. K:C f2 | ec c2 GE E2 | D d2 ^c d2df | df c2 GE E2 | C c2 B (c2c) || f | ecge acgc | Dd2^c d2df | ecgc acgc | Gc2B c2cf | ecgc acgc | Dd2^c d2df | egcg fadf | Gc2B c2c |]


X:4 T:Fife Hunt M:C L:1/8 Q:"Allegro" R:Reel B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 50) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C f|ec c2 GE E2|D d2^c d2 df|ec c2 GE E2|Cc2 B c2c:| f|ecgc acgc|Dd2^c d2 df|ecgc acgc|Gc2B c2 cf| ecgc acgc|Cd2^c d2 df|egce fadf|Gc2B c2c|]


X:5 T:Fife Hunt M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 24) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C f|(ec) c2 (GE) E2|Dddc d2 (df)|eccA GFED|cccB c2c:|| f|ecgc acgc|Addc d2 (df)|ecgc acgc|GcBd c2 (df)| ecgc acgc|Addc d2 (df)|egag fedc|GcBd cag|]


X: 134 T: The Full Hunt N:A version of "Fife Hunt" O: No 134 Page 64 William Clarke of Feltwell, Norwalk (c. 1820-1850) N: End of tune has DC rather than DS Z: transcribed by M Humphreys M: C L: 1/8 K: D a||!segno!fd d2 AF F2| Eeed e2 eg| fd d2 AF F2| Dddc d2 d:||

g|fdad bdad| Beed e2 eg| fdad bdad| Addc d2 dg| 

fdad bdad| Beed e2 eg| fadf gbag| fedc dbag !D.S.!||


X:1 T:Fife Hunt, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection, S:vol. 3, p. 161. Mid-19th century, County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D g|fd d2 AF F2|Eee^d e2 eg|fd d2 AF F2|Dddc d2d:| g|fdad bdad|cee^d e2 eg|fdad bdad|Addc d2 dg| fdad bdad|cee^d e2 eg|fadf gbec|Addc d2d|]


X:1 T:Fife Hunt, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 1 (1844–1845, p. 15) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C f|ec~c2 GE ~E2|D-dd^c d2 df|ec~c2 GE~E2|C-ccB c2c:| f|(ec).g.c (ac).g.c|(Dd)d^c d2 df|(ec).g.c (ac).g.c|(Gc)cB c2 cf| (ec).g.c (ac).g.c|(Dd)d^c d2 df|egce fadf|edcB c2 c||


X:6 T:Fife Hunt M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C f | ec ~c2 GE ~E2 | Ddd^c d2df | ec~c2 GE~E2 | CccB c2c :| f | ecgc acgc | Ddd^c d2df | ecgc acgc | GccB c2ef | ecgc acgc |Ddd^c d2df | egce fadf | edcB c2c |]