Bonniest Lass in a' the World (1) (The)
X:1 T:Bonniest Lass in a’ the Warld [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 24, p. 98) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91481666 N:Thomson (c. 1695-1753) was a Scottish singer and folk song collector N:who lived in London for most of his adult career. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F FG|A2 C2 D2F2|TG3F D2 CE|F2f2|cdf c| d4 c2fg| agf d c>df A|BAG F D2 CD|F2 f2 cd Bc|A4 {G}F2|| de|fe dc d>ef d|gfe d e>fg e|cd fg afg a|Td4 c2fg| ag fd c>df A|BA GF D2 CD|F2 f2 cd Bc|TA4 {G}F2||
X:1
T:Bonniest Lass in a’ the warld [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
N:”For the German Flute”
B:Orpheus Caledonius, vol. 2 (1733, No. 24, p. 3 )
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GA|B2D2E2G2|TA3G E2 DE|G2g2 degd|Te4 d2 ga|
Bage degB|cBAG E2 DE|G2g2 decd|TB4 {A}G2||
ef|gfed e>fge|agfe f>gaf|dega bgab|Te4 d2 ga|
bage degB|cBAG E2 DE|G2 g2 decd|TB4 {A}G2||
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T:Bonniest Lass in a’ the Warld [1], The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GA|B2D2E2G2|(cB)T(AG) E2 (DE)|G2g2 (de)(gd)|Te4 d2 (ef)|
(gf)(ed) (ef)gB|(cB)T(A>G) E2 (DE)|G2g2 (de)(cd)|TB3A G2:|
|:(ef)|(gf)(ed) (ef)(ge)|(ag)(fe) (fg)(af)|gfga bgab|Te4 d2 (ga)|
(bag).e (deg).B|(cB)T(AG) E2 (DE)|G2g2 (de)(cd)|TB3A G2:|
|:(GA)|BdDG T(EDE)G|cBAG TE2 (DE)|G2g2 (de)(cd)|TB3A G2:|
|:(ef)|g(b/g/) d(g/d/) (Bdg)b|(ag)(fe) fd/f/ a(f/a/)|g(d/g/) b(g/b/) d'(g/a/b/g/a/b/)|
Te4 d2 (ba)|{a}g3e d(g/f/e/d/c/c/B/)|(c<A)(B<G) TE2 DE|
G g2 (f/e/) (d/g/f/e/ d/c/B/c/)|TB3A G2:||: GA|Bd2D EG2B2|
c(e/d/ c/B/A/G/) E2 DE|(G/B/)d (B/d/)g (d/g/)b (a/f/)g|Te4 d2 (ef)|
g(b/g/) d(g/d/) eg/d/ B(g/B/)|(e/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/) E2 DE|(G/B/)d (B/d/)g (e/d/c/B/) (c/A/d)|
TB3A G2::ef|gde=f {f}e3e|a/e/c' a/e/c' {g}f3f|(g/f/)g (a/g/)a bdgb|Te4 d2 ga|
(b/a/)g (g/f/)e {e}d3B|(e/d/)c (B/A/)G EGDE|G g2 (f/e/) d(c/B) (A/B/c/d/) |TB3AG2:|]
X:2 T:Bonniest Lass in a the Warld [1], The M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Brisk" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 61 (1762) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GA | B2D2E2G2 | (cB)T(AG) E2 DE | G2g2 degd | Te4 d2ef | gfed (efg)B | (cB)T(AG) E2 DE | G2g2 decd | TB3AG2 :: ef | gfed efge | agfe fgaf | gfga bgab | Te4d2 ga | bage degB | (cB)T(AG) E2 DE | G2g2 decd | TB3A G2 :: GA | BdDG T(E>DE)G | (cB)T(AG) EGDE | GGBd g(b/a/g/f/e/d/) | Te4 d2 ef | g(b/a/g/f/e/d/) e(g/f/e/d/c/B/) | (cB)(AG) EGDE | GTg(fe) (d/c/d/)e/ (c/B/c/)d/ | TB3A G2 :: e/f/ | (g/f/g/f/ e)d efge | (a/g/a/g/ f)e f/d/f/g/ a/f/g/a/ | gfga b(g/a/b/g/a/b/) | Te4d2 ga | (b/a/b/a/ g)e d(g/f/e/d/c/B/) | cB/c/ TAG E2 DE | Gg2 f/e/ d/(g/f/e/)(d/c/B/)c/ | TB3A G2 :: GA | B d2 d E G2B | (Ac/B/ A/B/A/G/) E2 DE | G B2d2e/f/ gd |Te4d2ef | gb/g/ dg/d/ eg/e/ Bd/B/ | (c/d/c/B/) (A/B/A/G/) E2 DE | G(g/f/) {a}g(f/e/) dA/B/ cd | B/(g/f/e/) (d/c/B/A/) G2 :: ef | gde=f {f}e2ze | (a/g/a/)b/ (a/b/a/g/) Tf3f | gfga bdgb | Te4 d2ga | (b/a/g) (g/f/e) {e}d3B | (cB)T(AG) EGDE | Gg2f/e/ (dc/B/ A/B/c/)d/ | TB3AG2 :||
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T:Boniest Las in Ye World. JBa.13
T:Bonniest Lass in a’ the Warld [1], The
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=80
S:Joseph Barnes MS,Carlisle,1762.
R:.Air
O:England
A:Carlisle
N:1768 1769 1769 written at bottom of page. ‘ – there is a short vertical
N:line over this note. It looks deliberate. The last note – G – in each
N:part looks smaller than the others.CGr.
Z:vmp.C.Graebe.
K:G major
%“_No key/time sig. in MS”
Bd | dDGB | A/B/A/G/ ED |Ggf/4g/4a/4b/4 ag | !
“‘”e2d g/a/ |b/a/g/e/ gB | (A/B/)(A/G/) E D/E/ | Gg (d/e/)(g/B/) (A2G) ||!
g/g/f/ e/f/g/e/ | a a/g/”sh” f e/d/ | g g/a/ (f/g/)(a/b/) (ag) | !
e2d ga | b/a/ g/e/ gB | A/B/A/G/ E D/E/ | Gg (d/e/) (g/B/) (A2G) ||!
P:"^Edited Version"
B/d/ | dDGB | A/B/A/G/ ED | Ggf/4g/4a/4b/4 a/g/ |!
e2d g/a/ |b/a/g/e/ gB | (A/B/)(A/G/) E D/E/ | Gg (d/e/)(g/B/)| (A2G) ||!
z|gg/f/ e/f/g/e/ | a a/g/”sh” f e/d/ | g g/a/ (f/4g/4)(a/4b/4) (a/g/) |!
e2d g/a/ | (b/a/) (g/e/) gB | A/B/A/G/ E D/E/ | Gg (d/e/) (g/B/)| (A2G) ||!
X:2
T:Bonniest Lass in a the Warld [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (c. 177?)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
GA | B2D2E2G2 | cBAG E2 DE | G2g2 degd | e4 d2ef |
gfed efgB | cBAG E2DE |G2g2 decd | B3A G2 :|
|: ef | gfed efge | agfe fgaf | gfga bgab | e3 d2ga |
bage degB | cBAG E2DE | G2g2 decd | G3A G2 :||
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T:Bonniest Lass in a’ the Warld [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:John Pringle – A Second Collection of Strathspeys, Reels & Jiggs &c. (c. 1805)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GA| B2D2 {F}TE2G2|cBTAG E2 DE|G2g2 degd|~e4 d2 ef|
(gf).e.d efgB|cBAG {G}E2 DE|G2g2 decd|B3 A G2:|
|:ef|gfed efge|agfe fgaf|Tgfga bgab|Te4 d2 ga|
(ba).g.e degB|cBAG {F}E2 DE|G2g2 decd|{c}B3 A G2:|]