X:41
C:Page 20
T:Heel & Fling. MBe.41
A:England;Cumbria;Towcett
B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815
Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012
T:Highland Fling,aka? MBe.41
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/2=100
R:
N:No time signature given, Common Time assumed.
N:The A part, and the first 4 bars of the B part are on page 20, with the second 4 bars of the B part on
N:page 21
N:NB1-The first, second, and third bars of the B music are obviously incorrect as they only have 7 quavers
N:instead of 8, but I'm leaving it to the player to interpret.
N:NB2-This bar was written as 2 triplets. I have changed them to what you see here.
K:Amin
A2 AB G2 GB|A2 AB cdec|A2 AB G2 GB|cABG EA A2:|
|:"^NB1-3 bars as written"cdeg fde|gedc BGG|cdeg fde|e2 a2 a2 g2|
"^NB2"ge e2 fd d2|ec c2 BG G2|AcBd cedf|gedB cA A2:|
HEEL AND FLING. English, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The title, barely legible in the ms., may be "Highland Fling."
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Matthew Betham music manuscript collection (1815, Towcett, Cumbria) [Offord].
Printed sources : - John Offord (Bonny Cumberland), 2018; p. 10.
