Ar Hŷd y Nôs

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 Theme code Index    116L1 227L5L
 Also known as    All Night Long, All Through the Night (1), Joys of Summer (The), Live-long Night (The), Poor Mary Ann
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Wales
 Genre/Style    Welsh
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Jones
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 151
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1784
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Ar hyd y nòs T:Live-long night, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Maestoso" B:Edward Jones – Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards (1784, p. 151) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb V:1 B3A G2B2|c3B A2F2|"Chorus"G4A3A |B8|B3A G2B2| c3 BA2F2|[E4G4][C3A3][CA]|[D8F8B8]||:[c2e2][=B2d2][c2e2][d2f2]|[e2g2][d2f2][c2e2][B2d2]|[G2e2][F2d2][E2c2][D2B2]| [F2d2][E2c2][D2B2][C2A2]|[D3F3B3]AG2B2|c3BA2F2|[E4G4][C3A3][CA] |[D8F8B8]:| P:"Variations" B2 B/c/B/A/ GABG|c2 c/d/c/B/ BAGF|GEDE AECE|B8:| |:(Ee)Dd EeFf|(Gg)FfEeDd|(Ee)Dd Cc B,B|(Dd)CcB,BA,A| B3A G2B2|c3B A2F2|GABG ABcA|B2B2B4:| V:2 clef = bass [D,4F,4B,4][D,4F,4B,4]|[=E,4G,2C4][F,4A,4C4]|E,2C,2F,2F,,2|B,,2F,2B,4|[D,4F,4B,4] [E,4G,4B,4]| [=E,4G,4C4][F,4A,4C4]|E,2C,2F,2F,,2|B,,2F,2B,4||:F,4F,4|F,4F,4|F,4F,4| F,4F,,4|[D,4F,4B,4][E,4G,4B,4]|[=E,4G,4C4][F,4A,4C4]|E,2C,2F,2F,,2|B,,2F,2B,4:| |:[D,4F,4B,4][D,4F,4B,4]|[=E,4G,2C4][F,4A,4C4]|E,4F,4|B,,2F,2B,4:| |:C2B,2C2D2|E2D2C2B,2|G,2F,2E,2D,2|F,2E,2D,2C,2| B,,F,D,F, B,,G,E,G,|C,G,=E,G, C,A,F,A,|E,2E,2F,2F,,2|B,2F,2B,4:|


X:1 T:Ar Hŷd y Nôs T:All Night Long T:All Throught the Night [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:William Bingley - North Wales...delineated from two excursions, vol. 2 (1804). N:From a section entitled "Sixteen Admired Welsh Airs" (pp. 8-9) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb B3A G2B2|c3BA2F2|G4 A3A|[D6F6B6]z2| B3AG2B2|c3BA2F2|G4 A3A|[D6F6B6]z2:| |:e2d2e2f2|g2f2e2d2|e2d2c2B2|d2c2B2A2| B3AG2B2|c3B A2F2|G4 A3A|[D6F6B6]z2:|]


X:1 T:Ar hyd ye nos M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 3” (1820, No. 22, p. 5) F: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab7b93e0-f959-0139-46b9-0242ac110002#/?uuid=277ff190-2ae4-013a-5cb8-0242ac110003 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K: G (g3f e2)g2|(a3g f2).d2|.e2.e2 .f2.f2|(g4 b2)z2| (g3fe2) .g2|a3g .f2.d2|.e2.e2 (gfef)|a4-g2z2|| (c'2b2c'2d'2)|(e'2d'2c'2b2)|(c'2b2a2g2)(b2a2g2f2)| (g3f e2).g2|(a3g f2)d2|e2e2 (gfef)|(a4g2)z2||


X:1 T:Hydy Nos, Ar M:C L:1/8 R:Air N:Indicated air for song “Yn Mrig yr Hwyr.” B:John Thomas – Y Caniedydd Cymreig/The Cambrian Minstrel (1845, p. 95) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb V:1 B3AG2B2|c3B A2F2|G4 A3A|B8|B3A G2B2|c3B A2F2| G4 A3A|B8||e2d2e2f2|g2f2e2d2|e2d2c2B2|d2c2B2A2| B3AG2B2|c3BA2F2|G4A3A|B8|| V:2 F2F2G2G2|G3G F2F2|E3-D C3F|F8|F2F2G2G2|G3G F2F2| E3-D C3F|F8||F2F2F2F2|B2 dc B2A2|G2 AB c2 GA|B2A2G2F2| F2F2 G2G2|G3G F2F2|E3-D C3F|F8|| V:3 clef = bass B,,2B,,2E,2E,2|C,2C,2F,2D,2|E,4 F,3F,|B,,8|B,,2B,,2E,2E,2|C,2C,2 F,2D,2| E,4F,3F,|B,,8||F,2F,2F,2F,2|E,2D,2G,2F,2|C,2D,2E,2^E,2|F,2F,2C,2F,2| B,,2B,,2E,2E,2|C,2C,2 F,2D,2|E,4 F,3F,|B,,8||


X:1 T:Ar Hyd Nos T:Live-long Night, The T:All Through the Night M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Maestoso" O:Welsh B:Edward Jones - ”A choice collection of 51 Welsh airs” (1863, p. 20) N:Edward Jones (1752-1824) advertised himself as "harper to his late Majesty N:King George the Fourth, when Prince of Wales." Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb B3A G2B2|c3B A2F2|G4 A3A|B8|B3A G2B2| c3BA2F2|G4 A3A|B8|:e2d2e2f2|g2f2e2d2|e2d2c2B2| d2c2B2A2|B3AG2B2|c3B A2F2|G4 A3A|B4:||