Barbara Allan (1)

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Theme code Index	4465 3576
Also known as	Old Woman in the Glen (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Elias Howe
Book/Manuscript title	Book:1000 Jigs and Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 125
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1867
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<abc float="left"> X:1 T:Barbara Allen [1] M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F FF | B2 B>c d2 cB | A2 c>d e2 dc | B2 Bc dcBA | (F2A4) || A2 | (F2A2) (E2FE) | (D3EF2) (BA) | F3E D3E | (F2 B4) || </abc>

BARBARA ALLAN [1]. AKA and see "The Old Woman in the Glen [1]." Scottish, Air (4/4 time). Appears in the McFarlane MS., 1740, in drawing room style. See Charles Seegar's "Versions and Variants of Barbara Allen" (1966) for a thorough ethnomusicological treatise on this tune family.

Printed source: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels) c. 1867; pg. 125.

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