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 Theme code Index    1131H 5221
 Also known as    Allen Water
 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, AA'BB', AA'BB'CC'DD'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Henry Playford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Original Scotch Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 27, p. 12
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1700
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 Score   (1)   





X:1 T:Allen Water S:Henry Atkinson music manuscript collection (Northumberland, 1694, p. 117) M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air F:http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=R0111701&image=1 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F F3G A2 (fd)|(cA) (GF) G2 (FD)|(FD) (FG) (AG) (Ac)|(dc) (dF) A2f2| F3G A2 (fd)|(cA) (GF) G2 FD|(FD) (FG) (AG) (Ac)|(dc) (dF) A2 (fg)| (ag) (fd) (cA) (ag)|(fd) (cA) G2 (FD)|fg fd cA fd|cA cF A2 (fg)| (ag) (fd) (cA) (ag)| (fd) (cA) G2 (fd)|(cA) (GF) C3D|F3G A2||


X:1 T:Allen Water M:C L:1/8 B:Henry Playford - A Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the B:Highland Humours) for the violin (London, 1700, No. 27, p. 12) N:"Most of them being in the Compass of the Flute." Z:AK/FIddler's Companion K:F F3G A2f2|(cA) (GF) G2 (FD)|F3G (AF) (Ac)|(dc) (dF) A2 f2-|| f>g|ag/f/ gf/e/ fd cf|cA GF G2 FD|f>gf>d cd fd|cA cF A2 f>g| ag/f/ gf/e/ fd cf|cA GF D2f2|cA GF (CD) (FG)|A3G A2f2||


X:1 T:Allan Water M:C L:1/8 N:”For the German Flute” B:Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. 2 (1733, No. 28, p. 4) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G3A B2g2|dBAG A2 GE|G3A B3d|e3e B2 gG| GFGA Bcde|dBAG A2 GE|DEGA BABd|egde B2g|| a|bage d>ege|dBAG A2 GE|gage degd|eBdA B2 ga| bage deba|gedB A3g|dBAG DEGA|B3A B2g||


X:1 T:Allan Water M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 28, p. 114) 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 C|F3G A2f2|cA GF G2 FD|F3G A3c|d3c AS2 f F| FE FG ABc d|cA GF G2 FD|CDF G AGA c|df cd A2 f|| g|agf d c>df d|cA GF G2 FD|f>gf d cdf c|dAc G A2 fg| ag fd cda g|fd cA G3f|cA GF CD FG|A3G (A2 f)||


X:1 T:Allan Water M:C L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 103, p. 146) F:https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/allan_water.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:G G3A TB2 g>e|(d/e/d/B/) (d/B/A/G/) TA2 (GE)|G3A BABd|eBdG TB2g2|G3A B2 ge| (d/B/A/B/) (d/B/A/G/) TA2 (GE)|DEGA BABd|1 e(d/B/) (d/B/A/G/) B2 (g/a/b):|2 e(d/B/) (d/B/A/G/) TB2 ga|| |:bage dBge|(d/e/d/B/) (d/B/A/G/) TA2 (GE)|g>a ge dB g>e|(d/e/)(g/e/) (d/B/)(A/G/) TB2 ga| bage dB {ga}b>a|(g/a/b/a/) (g/e/d/B/) TA2 g>e|(d/e/g/e/) (d/B/A/G/) D>E G>A|1 {GA}B3A B2 (ga):| |2 {GA}B3A B2g2||:GFGA BABe|dABG ABAE|DEGA BABd|eBdG BABg| GFGA BABe|(d/e/g/e/) (d/B/A/G/) G(G/4A/4B/) TA(G/E/)|DEGA BABd|1 (ed/B/) (d/B/A/G/) TB2g2:| |2 (ed/B/) (d/B/A/G/) B2 ga||:bage dBge|dBAG A(G/4A/4B/) A(G/E/)|g(f/4g/4a/) g(f/e/) dBge| dBTAG B2 ga|(b/a/g) (a/g/e) dB b>a|gedB TA2 ge|dBAG DEGA|1 B3A B2 (ga):|2 TA3A B2g2||


X:1 T:Allan Water M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 4 (1760, p. 25) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G3A B2 (ge)|(dB)(AG) TA2 (GE)|G3A (BAB)d|1 eBdA {GA}B2g2:| |:2 e(d/B/) dB/A/ {A}B2 g>a||(ba)(ge) (df)(ba)|(ge)(dB) TA2 (GE)| dBdA B2 (g>a)|(ba)(ge) (dB)(ba)|(ge)(dB) A2(ge)|.d(BAG) (DE)(GA)| |1 TB3A B2 (g>a):|2 B3A B2g2||GDGA B2 (g/f/e/d/)|e(d/B/) (g/f/d/B/) TA2 (GE)| GD GA B(A/G/) AB|(gf)(ed) B2g2||(gf)(ed) B2 (g>a)|| (b/a/g/b/) (a/g/f/g/) (dB)(ba)|(g/a/b/a/ g/e/d/B/) TA2 (GE)|g(b/a/) gd egde| L:1/16 (G3A) TA3G/A/ {A}B4 (g3a)|(b3a) (bage) (dBde) g3a|(bage) (degB) TA4 (gage)| L:1/8 (d/e/d/B/) (d/B/A/G/) (DE)(GA)|1 TB3A {A}B2 (g>a):|2 B3A {A}B2g2||


X:2 T:Allan Water M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 80 (1762) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G3AB2 (g>e) | (dB)T(AG) A2 (GE) | (DE)(GA) T(B>AB)d |1 (e>B)(d>A) B2g2 :| |2 (e>B)(d>A) B2 ga ||: (ba)(ge) d2 (ba) | (ge)(dB) A2 (GE) | g>age (dB)(ge) | dBTAG B2 ga | (b/a/g) (a/g/e) (g/e/d) ba | (ge)(dB) A2g2 | (dB)T(AG) (DE)(GA) |1 TB3A B2ga :|2 TB3AB2g2 ||