X:1
T:Bannocks O' Bearmeal
T:Bannocks o' Barleymeal [2]
T:Bannocks of bear-meal, cakes of crodie
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Triple Hornpipe
S:Patrick Cuming MS. (1723, Edinburgh?)
N:c.f. Gilchrist - "Old Fiddlers' Tune Books of the Georgian Period" (JEFDSS, vol. 4, No. 1, Dec. 1940)
N:"…another early Scots dance rhythm in Cuming's book which seems to have
N:been sung as well as danced" (Gilchrist).
K:G
G3A Bc|A2A2e2|G2 GABc|{Bc}d4e2|
GFGABG|A2A2f2|{ef}g2 GABc|d4 ef|…
Sheet Music for "Bannocks O' Bearmeal" Bannocks O' Bearmeal Bannocks o' Barleymeal [2] Triple Hornpipe Bannocks of bear-meal, cakes of crodie Source: Patrick Cuming MS. (1723, Edinburgh?) Notes: c.f. Gilchrist - "Old Fiddlers' Tune Books of the Georgian Period" (JEFDSS, vol. 4, No. 1, Dec. 1940) "…another early Scots dance rhythm in Cuming's book which seems to have been sung as well as danced" (Gilchrist).
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Also known as
Bonnocks of Beer Meal (2)
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
3/4
History
Structure
AAB, AABB
Editor/Compiler
William McGibbon
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Scots Tunes Book 2
Tune and/or Page number
p. 34
Year of publication/Date of MS
c. 1746
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
X:2
T:Bonnocks of Beer Meal [2]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Brisk"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, Book II, p. 34 (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G2G2B2 | A2 A(cBA) | G2 (GA)(Bc) | d2T(f2g2) :: g2d2B2 |
A2(fga)f | g2d2B2 | g3a (g/a/b) | e2 (ge)(dB) | d2(Ac)T(BA) |
G2(GA)(Bc) | d2(f2g2) :: GB g(BTAG) | (FA)D(cTBA) | GbagT(fe) |
d2T(f2g2) :: Gg(dB)T(AG) | FADc'ba | bgdB T(AG) | g3(a g/a/b) |
ec'c(edc) | dd'D(cTBA) | Gb(ag)T(fe) | d2T(f2g2) :: G(BdB)gB |
(Aga)(aTgf) | (ge)(dB) T(AG) | D2f2g2 :: g2d2B2 | A2(f/g/a) (a/g/f) |
gedB T(AG) | g3a (g/a/b) | e(g/f/ g)edB | d(3A/B/c (3BcA | T(G>FG)ABc |
d2(f2g2) :: GDG(BTAG) | ADA(cTBA) | (GFG)ABc | d2T(f2g2) :|
|: (G/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/ c/B/A/G/) | A(gf){f/g/}agf | (g/f/e/d/) e/d/c/B/ c/B/A/G/ | g3a (g/a/b) | (c'/b/a) c'bag |
Tf>gaedc | (B/A/G) (GA)(Bc) | d2T(f2g2) :: (GBAG) g2B2 | A2(f/g/a) T(gf) |
(ge)(dB) T(AG) | d2T(f2g2) :||: g2d2 (B/c/d/B/) | Aa (f/g/a/f) (d/e/f/d/) |
(3gbg (3dgd (3BdB | g3a (g/a/b) | e2(ge)(dB) | d2 (3ABc (3BcA |
(G/D/E/F/) (G/F/G/A/) (B/A/B/c/) | d2T(f2g2) :: GbG(BTAG) | GbFaEg |
D2T(f2g2) :: Gg (e/d/)(c/B/) (c/B/)(A/G/) | (F/G/)(A/F/) Dc'ba | (bg) (dB)T(AG) |
BgAf Gg | ec'ceT(dc) | dd'D(cTBA) | GbFaEg | D2T(f2g2) :||
Sheet Music for "Bonnocks of Beer Meal [2]" Bonnocks of Beer Meal [2] Air Brisk 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Source: McGibbon - Scots Tunes, Book II, p. 34 (c. 1746) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
X:1
T:Banoks of Bear Meal
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:"Slow"
B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 3 (1760, p. 6)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G2G2B2|A2A2e2|G2 (GA)(Bc)|d4 g2:|
|:(gf)(ed)(cB)|A2a2 gf|g2d2B2|g3a (g/a/b)|
e2 (ge)(dB)|d2 (Ac)(BA)|(GF)(GA)(Bc)|d4 g2:|
P:Variation
|:G2B2d2|A2c2e2|dedBT(AG)|g3a {ga}b2:|
|:(gfg)dcB|Aagfed|egdeBd|(gfg)abg|aegdeB|
d2A2B2|(GF)(GA)(Bc)|d4 g2::GbG(BAG)|FAD(cBA)|
GbFaEg|D2(f2g2)::Ggd(BAG)|FAD(c'ba)|bgd(BAG)|
g3a {ga}b2|ec'c(edc)|dd'D(cBA)|GbFaEg|D2(f2g2):|
|:G(B/c/) dBgB|Ag (f/g/a) (g/a/b)|GBAcBe|d4 g2:|
|:(e/f/g) dBgB|Ag (f/g/a) df|(e/f/g) dBgB|GgdBgB|
(e/f/e/d/ c/d/c/B/ A/B/A/G/)|(F/G/F/E/) D4|(GF)(GA)(Bc)|d4g2:|]
Sheet Music for "Banoks of Bear Meal" Banoks of Bear Meal Slow Variation Book: Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 3 (1760, p. 6) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
X:1
T:Bannocks of barley meal
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 162, p. 60)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2G2B2|A2 AcBA|G2 GABc|d2f2g2:|
g2d2B2|A2 fgaf|g2d2A2|g3a (ga/b/)|
e2 gedB|d2 AcBA|G2 GABd|d2f2g2||
Sheet Music for "Bannocks of barley meal" Bannocks of barley meal Air Book: James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 (Glasgow, 1797, No. 162, p. 60) Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
X:1
T:Bannocks of Barley Meal [2]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion (c. 1805)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G2G2B2 | A2 AcBA | G2 GABc | d2f2g2 :|
|: g2d2B2 | A2 fgaf | g2d2B2 | g3a (g/a/b) |
e2 (ge)(dB) | d2 AcBA | G2 GABc | d2f2g2 :||
Sheet Music for "Bannocks of Barley Meal [2]" Bannocks of Barley Meal [2] Air Source: O'Farrell - Pocket Companion (c. 1805) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
