Oh Nanny

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Theme code Index	5753 5525
Also known as	Oh Nannie, Oh Nanny wilt though gang with me?, Oh Nanny wilt thou fly with me?, Oh Nanny wilth thou go with me?
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Thomas Carter
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish, Stage
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:David Sime
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Edinburgh Musical Miscellany
Tune and/or Page number	No. 83, p. 187
Year of publication/Date of MS	1792
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Oh Nanny: Annotations

X:1 T:Oh Nanny wilt thou fly with me? M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Sime - Edinburgh Musical Miscellany (1792) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Eb (G>A)|(B<e) (d<c) B2 (G>A)|(B>c) (B<G) F2 (B>D)|{F}E2 zE E3G|(Fc) (BA) {A}G2 (G>A)| (B<e) (d<B) B2 G>A|(B>c) (B<G) F2 z>D|E2 E2 E2zG|(Fc) (BA) {A}G3B| e>f gg (fd) zB| (c>d)e e {e]d3B|g2 (f/e/d/c/) f3 g/f/|d2 e c B2 z2| (c>d) e e (dB) zG|A>B c c BGzE|A3 (G/F/) (Ge2)B|(AG)(FE) !fermata!B4| (c>d) e e (dB) zG|(A>B) cc (BG) zE|A3 (G/F/) (Ge2) (d/c/)|{c}(BA/G/ B/A/) (B/F/) G2 zB| {c}(B/=A/B/c/B) _A G e z B|{c}(B/=A/B/c/B) _A G e zB|(B/c/d/e/) f (g/a/) (g/e/) z(c/A/)z|G2E2 D2z2||

X:1 T:Oh Nannie M:C L:1/16 Q:"Andante" B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 221, p. 59) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n73/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B3c|(dg3)(fe3) d4 (B3c)|d3edB3 A4 d3F|{A}G4 z2G2 G4z2B2|A2e2d2c2 c2B2B3c| d3edB3 A4 z2F2|G6G2 G4z2 B2|(A2e2)(d2c2) (c2B2) z2d2|g3a b2b2 (a2f2) d2d2|(e3{fede}f) g2g2 (g2f2) z2(d2| b4) (agfe) a6bg|(f3g) Te4-d4 z4|(e3{fede}f) g2g2 (f2d2) z2B2|(c3{dcBc}d) e2e2 (d2B2) z2G2| (c6d)c B2g4d2|.c2.B2.A2.G2 !fermata!d6^d2|(e3f) g2g2 (f2d2)z2B2|c3d e2e2 (d2B2) z2G2|(c3BA) B2 (g4fe)| (edcB) (dcBA) G4 z2d2|{e}d^cde (d2=c2) B2g2 z2d2|{e}d^cde (d2=c2) B2g2 z2d2|defg !fermata!a {baga} bc'bg zec z|B4A4G4z4||

X:1 T:O Nanny wilt thou gang with me M:C L:1/16 R:Air B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:This version of the tune is poorly transcribed or copied, compared N:with other tunes in his ms. which also contains another version of N:the melody called "O Betsy will thou gang with me," which looks like N:an accurate copy from a book. N:Nothing is known of Burks, although the provenance of his N:ms. is English. His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had N: possibly been in the possession of his descendants until the N:mid-20th cent. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 (A3B)|(cf3) (ed3) c4 (A3B)|(c3d) (cA3) G4 (c3E)|(G3F) z z2 F2 F6A2|(G3dc2) B2 {B}A4 (A3B)|(df3) (ed3) c4 (A3B)| (c3d) (cA3) G4 (c3E)|F6F2 F4 c2A2|G4{AG}A2 B2A4z2|(f3ga2) a2 (g2e2) z2 c2|(d3ef2) f2{f}e4 z2c2|a4{g}f2{e}d2 g6 (af)| e4{f}f2{e}d2 {^cd}=c4z4|(d3e) f2 f2(ec) c4 A2|(B3cd2) d2 (c2A2)z2F2|B6 (AG) A2f2 z2c2|B2A2 G2F2 !fermata!c4z2|(d3e) f2f2 (e2c2) z2A2| (B3cd2) d4 (c2A2) z2F2|B6 {cB}(AG) A2 f4 (ed)|{d}c2 (BA) {c}B2 (AG) F4 z2c2|{d}(c=Bcdc2) =B2 A2f2z2c2| {d}(c=Bcdc) _B2A2f2z2c2|(cdefg2) (ab) (af) z2 (dB) z2|G2 (B>d) c3B (B2A4)c2|{c}(c=Bcdc2) =B2 A2f2c4c2| {d}(c=Bcdc2)=B2 A2f2z2c2|(cdefg2) (ab) (ag)c4 B>G|A2{c}B4{A}G2 {EF}F4|| V:2 F3-G|(Bd3) (cB3) A4 (F3G)|(A3B) (AF3) E4 z4|z2 c2 {e}d3[D4F4B4] c2{A}A2{G}F2|(F3B)A2G2{G}F4 (F3G)|(Ad3) (cB3) A4 (F3G)| (A3B) (AF3) E4 z4|z2 f2e2{d}d2 c4{c}A2F2|E4 {FE}F2 G2 F4 z2|z2c2f2f2 e2c2z2c2|(B3cd2) d2 {c}c4 z4|z2 f2 d2 A2 =B4{cd}c2(fd)| c4 {d}d2 {c}=B2 c4z4|(=B3c) d2d2 c4z2F2|(G3A B2) B2 A2-F2 z4|z2 G2G2 (FE) F2A2 z2c2|B2A2G2F2 !fermata!E4z2|(B3c) d2d2 c4 z2F2| (G3AB2) B4A2-F2 z4|G6 {AG} (FD) F2-c2 d2(cB)|{B}A2 (GF) {A}G2 (FD) F4 z2A2|{B}(AGGAF2) G2F2A2z2A2| {B}(AGABA2) G2F2A2z2A2|(G2 cd e2) (fg) (fA) z2 (BG)|E2 (G>B) A3G G2F4A2|(AGABA2) G2F2A2 z2A2| {B}(AGABA2) G2F2A2z2A2|(G=Bcd)(e2 fg) fA c2 (BG) z2|F2{A}G4{F}E2 F4||

X:1 T:O Betsy will thou gang with me M:C| L:1/8 R:Air B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Burks' ms. also contains another version called "O Nanny N:wilt thou gang with me." N:Nothing is known of Burks or the provenance of his N:ms. but it is probable he was from England. N:His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had possibly N:been in the possession of his descendants. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C FG|(AdcB) A2 F>G|A>B (AF) E2 AC|D2D2D3F|EBAG F2 F>G| AdcB A2 F>G|A>B AG E2 A>[A,C] |D2D2D3A|E>GF>A GF E2|c>dc>e d>ed>f| e>fe>g f>gf>a|c>dc>e d>ed>f|e>fe>g f>gf>a|e>fe>g af zB/G/|F2E2D2FG|| A>B dcA2 FG|ABAF E2 AC|D2D2D3F|EB AG F2 FG|Ad cB A2 FG| AB AF z2 AC|D2D2D2zF|EB AG GF2A|d>ef fc c2 zA| d>cd d2 {d}c2 zA|f2 e/d/c/B/ dfd|ce/dc/B/ A2G|B>cd dcA zF|G>AB>B AG zD| G2 F/E/ F2 d A|GFED A4|B>c dd c2 AzF2|GABc B2 AF| F3 FE F d cB| {B}AG/F/ A/G/F/E/ D2 zA|{B}A/G/A/B/A G F2 d2A2:|A/B/c/d/e/f/g/ dB z2BG|F2E2D2G||

X: 1 T:Oh Nanny. JGi.062 O:Tealby,Lincolnshire M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=110 S:Joshua Gibbons MS,1823,Tealby,Lincs. N:tune of popular 18th century song by Thomas Carter R:air Z:VMP/R.Greig, 2009 K:G B>c|d<gf<e d2 B>c|d>ed<BA2d>F|{A}G3GG3B|Aedc{c}B2B>c| d<gf<ed2B>c|d<ed<BA2zF|G2G2G2zB|Aedc{c}B3d| g>abb a<fzd|e>fggfzd|b (a/g/f/e/)a3b/g/|f2ge~d2z2| e>fgg fdzB|c>dee dBzG|c3(B/A/)Bg2d|cBAGHd4| e>fgg fdzB|c>dee dBzG|c3B/A/ G(g2f/)e/{d}cB/A/|(d/c/B/A/)G2zd| {e}(d/^c/d/e/) d=c Bgzd|{e}(d/^c/d/e/) d=c Bgzd|d/e/f/2g/ a2 b/2c'/2 b/2g/2ze/2c/2|B2~A2G2|]

Oh Nanny: Annotations