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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H3H 5321
 Also known as    Auld Langsyne, Days of Long Since Gone (The), Old Lang Syne
 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    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Andrew Blaikie
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Blaikie Manuscript
 Tune and/or Page number    f31v
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1695
 Artist    Biography:The Tannahill Weavers
 Title of recording    The Tannahill Weavers IV
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    1981
 Media    
Auld Lang Syne

Played by: Mairi Campbell
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Should auld acquaintance be forgot?
 Score   (1)   
Aul Lang Syne





X:1 T:Old Long Signe T:Auld Lang Syne [1] M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air N:Probably to be played as a dance rather than a listening tune i.e. not slow B:Bowie Manuscript (c. 1695, f.31v) N:The MS was once in the possession of George Bowie, who entered his N:name with the date 1705 in the front. It is unlikely that Bowie was the author N:of the MS., which, at any rate contains a number of known and suspected N:compositions of John McLachlan, an Edinburgh musician in the 1690's. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] de|f3g fg a2|c2 cd c2 BA|f2c2g3f|d4 d2:| |:fg|a2F2 AcdF|A2G2G2 AB|cAcd cdcA|cAcd f3g| agfd fdcA|BAGF GABG|cAcd fcdA|c4 c2:| |:de|fcfg fgaA|cAcd cdcA|f>ag>f e>c e/f/g/e/|dcAc dcde| fcfg fgaA|cAcd cdcA|f>ag>f e>c e/f/g/e/|dcAc dcde| fcfg fgaA|cAcd cdcA|f>ag>f e>c e/f/g/e/|dcAc defg| a2f2f2 af|a2 g4 AB|cf2c cAfA|cAcd cdfg| afgd fcdf|cAGF GAGF|CDFG AcdA|c4 c2||fg| a2f2f2 af|a2 g4 AB|c f2d cAfA|cAcd cdfg| afgd fcdf|cAGF GAGF|CDFG AcdA|c4 c2|| |:de|fagf egfe|dfed cFcA|fdgf ecfe|d4 d2:| |:cB|AfFc AFcA|B/A/B/c/ d/c/B/A/ GABG|Af2d cAfA|cfAc d/c/d/e/ fg| a/g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/|dfAc|Bg B G?F/G/A/ Bc|A/B/A/G/ F/G/A/B/ cAfA|c4 c2:|]


X:1 T:Auld Lang Syne [1] M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection” (Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 20-21 ) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/2960 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 cd|f3g fg a2|c2A2G2F2|f2c2 (f/g/a) g>f|d3f d2:| |:fg|a2 F2 Acdf|A2 GA G3A|c3d cdcA|cAcd f2 cB| A2 GF ABcA|dcBA GBAB|cAcd fcdA|c3d c2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|F,2C,2A,,2F,,2|A,2F,2C,2A,,2|F,,2A,,2F,2C,2|D,2A,,2D,,2:| |:z2|F,2A,2C2B,2|F,2C,2F,,2z2|A,2B,2A,2F,2|A,F,A,B, A,2E,2| F,2C,2F,2A,2|B,A,G,F, C,2F,2|A,2F,2A,,2F,,2|F,2C,2F,,2:|


X:2 T:Auld lang syne [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius (1725, No. 31) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F V:1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] c2|f3g (fg)a2|c2A2 G3F|f3g (f/g/a) (gf)| {f}d6c2| f3g (fg) a2|c2A2TG3F|F3g (f/g/a) (gf)|{f}d6|| f2|A2 (GF) F2 (GA)|B3A G2A2|c3d c2 (BA)|f6 c2| A2 (GF) F2 (GA)|B3A G3A|c3 d (cdcA)|c6||


X:2 T:Auld Long Syne [1] M:C L:1/8 Q:"Slow" B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 3 (1760, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F V:1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1] cd|f3g (fg) a2|c2A2TG2F2|f2c2 f/g/a Tg>f|d3f d2:| |:fg|a2F2 (Ac)dF|A2 (GA) G3A|c3d (cd)(cA)|(cA)(cd) f2 (cB)| A2 (GF) (AB)(cA)|(dc)(BA) GBAB|cAcd fcdA|c3 d c3:| |:(cd)|(fc) a2 (ag)(gf)|(fc)(df) cA (GF)|f2F2 (f/g/a) T(g>f)|d3 f d2:| |:f2|(cA)(GF) F3G|(Af)(cA) G3A|(cA)(cd) (c/A/c/)d/ (c/d/c/)A/|cAcd f3g| (a/g/f) d2 (f/d/c) A>f|(d/c/A) F>A G3A|c3d (c/d/f/c/) dA|c3d c2:|]


X:3 T:Auld lang Syne [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, Book 1 (c. 1762) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F V:1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1] cd | f3g (fg) a2 | c2A2 !trill!G2F2 | f2d2 (fg/a/) !trill!(g>f) | d3f d2 :| |: fg | a2F2 (Ac)dF | A2(GA) G3A | c3d (cd)cA | (cA)(cd) f2 (cB) | A2 (GF) A>BcA | (dc)!trill!(BA) G(BAB) | (cA)(cd) (fc)(dA) | c3d c2 :| |: cd | fcfg (f>ga)A | (cA)cd (cA)!trill!(GF) | fcfg (f/g/a) !trill!(g>f) | d3f d2 :| |: fg | (a/g/f/g/ a)F Acdf | A2 (GA) G3A | (c/B/A/B/ c)d (f/d/c) (d/c/A) |cAcd f2 (cB)| Ac (B/A/)(G/F/) (A/G/A/B/) (A/B/c/A/) | (dc/)d (BA/)B (GB)(AB) | (c/A/G/A/) cd (f/d/c) (d/c/A) | c3d c2 :||