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Theme code Index
3564 351H2H, 3564 353H4H
Also known as
Bess Bell , Bessie Bell , Bessy Bell , Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
Composer/Core Source
Region
England, Scotland
Genre/Style
English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Mixolydian
Time signature
6/8
History
Structure
AB, AABB, AABBCCDD
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Henry Playford
Book/Manuscript title
Book:A Collection of Original Scotch Tunes
Tune and/or Page number
No. 20, p. 8
Year of publication/Date of MS
1700
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score
X:1
T:Bess-Bell
M:6/4
L:1/8
B:Henry Playford - A Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the
B:Highland Humours) for the violin (London, 1700, No. 20, p. 8)
N:"Most of them being in the Compass of the Flute."
Z:AK/FIddler's Companion
K:D
(F2G2A2) A4d2|B3A BA G4 G2|F2(G2A2) A3BA2|f6a6|
(F2G2A2) A4d2|B3A BA G3f g2|a2 bagf g2 agfe|d6 f4||
fg|a2f2d2 a2f2d2|g2e2_c2 g2e2_c2|a2f2d2 a2f2d2|f6 a4 fg|
agfe d2 agfe d2|gfed _c2 gfed _c2|a2 bagf g2 agfe|d6 f4||
Sheet Music for "Bess-Bell" Bess-Bell Book: Henry Playford - A Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the Highland Humours) for the violin (London, 1700, No. 20, p. 8) Notes: "Most of them being in the Compass of the Flute." Transcription: AK/FIddler's Companion
X:1
T:Bessy Bell & Mary Grey
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 5”
B:(Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 106-107)
F:
https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/3046
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmix
V:1
A|F>GA ABc|B>AB G2G|F>GA ABA|d3 f2 (f/g/)|
aAA ABc|B(c/B/A/G/) g2 (f/g/)|(agf) g(a/g/f/e/)|d3 (d/e/f):|
|:f/g/|(afd) (fga)|gec g2 (f/g/)|(afd) d>ed|f3 g2 (a/4g/4f/4g/4)|
A(fd) (fg)a|g(ec) g2 (f/g/)|a(gf) ga/(g/f/e/)|d3 D2:||
V:2 clef = bass
z|D,3D,,3|G,3G,,3|D,3z2D,|D,A,,F,, D,,2D,|
F,3D,3|G,2D, B,,2D,,|F,2D, A,2A,,|D,A,,F,, D,,2:|
|:z|D3D,3|C3C,3|D,2F, A,2F,|D,A,,F,, E,2C,|
D,2F,A,2D,|C,2E, G,2G,,|F,E,D, A,2A,,|D,A,,F,, D,,2:|
Sheet Music for "Bessy Bell & Mary Grey" Bessy Bell & Mary Grey Book: Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 5” (Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 106-107) Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
X:2
T:A curse attend that woman's love
N:to the tune "O Bessy Bell &c."
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Gay - The Beggar's Opera (1729, Air XLIX)
K:D
D|FG A AB =c|BA B G2 G|FG A AB A|f3 g2 f/g/|
aA A AB =c|BA G g2 f/g/|ag f ed ^c|d3 f2:|
|:f/g/|af d fa f|ec e g2 f/g/|af d fa d|f3 g2 f/g/|
af d fa f|ec e g2 f/e/|ag f ed c|d3 f2:|]
Sheet Music for "A curse attend that woman's love" A curse attend that woman's love Air Source: John Gay - The Beggar's Opera (1729, Air XLIX) Notes: to the tune "O Bessy Bell &c."
X:2
T:Bessy Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance, Jig
B: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 13)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|F>GA ABc|B>AB G2G|FGA AFD|f3 g3|
aAA ABc|BAG g2 f/g/|agf edc|d3 f2||
f/g/|afd faf|ece efg|afd faf|e3 g2 f/g/|
afd faf|ece efg|agf edc|d3 f2||
Sheet Music for "Bessy Bell" Bessy Bell Country Dance, Jig Book: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 13) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
X:3
T:Bessy Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 28)
N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmix
A|FGA ABc|B>AB G2G|FGA A>BA|f3 Tg2 f/g/|
aAA ABc| BAG Tg2 f/g/|agf ed^c|d3 f3:|
|:f/g/|afd faf|e^ce efg|afd d>ed|f3 Tg2 f/g/|
afd faf|e^ce efg|agf ed^c|d3 f2:|]
Sheet Music for "Bessy Bell" Bessy Bell Country Dance Book: John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 28) Notes: Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
X:1
T:Bessy Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:"Brisk"
B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 3 (1760, p. 6)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|TF>GA AB=c|TBAB G2G|F>GA AFA|f3 T(g2 f/g/)|
aAA AB=c|BAG g2 (f/g/)|agf gfe|d3 {de}f2:|
|:(f/g/)|afd (f/g/a)f|e=ce g2 (f/g/)|afd d>ed|f3 Tg2(f/g/)|
(a/g/f/e/d) faf|ge=c efg|a>gf gfe|d3 {de}f2:|
P:"Variation"
A|F>GA AB=c|(B/=c/d)B (G/A/)BG|(F>E)D AFA|f3 Tg2 f/g/|
Afd AB=c|(B/=c/d)G g(e/f/g/e/)|af/g/a/f/ ge^c|d3 d2:|
|:(f/g/)|(a/g/f/g/)a F2a|g/f/e/f/g E2g|a/g/f/e/f Ade|f3 Tg2 (f/g/)|
(a/g/f/g/)a Faf|(g/f/e/f/)g Ege|(f/g/)af ea^c|d3 D2:|
|:A|(F/G/)AA (F/G/)AA|(G/A/)BB (G/A/)BB|(F/G/)AD FAd|Tf3 Tg3|
(f/g/)aA (B/c/)dF|GBE (g/a/b)e|f/g/ad eA^c|d3 d2:|
|:(f/g/)|(a/g/f/e/)d afd'|(g/f/e/d/)=c gec'|(a/g/f/e/)d (a/g/f/e/)d|Tf3 g2(f/g/)|
a/g/f/e/d (d'/c'/b/a/g/f/)|(g/f/e/d/)=c ) (=c'/b/a/g/f/e/)|fad eA^c|d3 D2:|]
Sheet Music for "Bessy Bell" Bessy Bell Brisk "Variation" Book: Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 3 (1760, p. 6) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
X:4
T:Bessie Bell
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 73 (c. 1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A | TF>GA AB=c | B>AB G2G | F>GA/B/ AFD | f3 T(g2f/g/) |
aAA AB=c | BAG T(g2f/g/) | agf gfe | d3f2 :|
|: (f/g/) | afd (f/g/a)f | ge=c T(g2f/g/) |(a/g/f/e/d) d>ed |f3 T(g2 f/g/)|
(a/g/f/e/d) faf | e=ce T(g2f/g/) | agf gfe | d3f2 :|
|: A | F>GA AB=c | B/=c/d/c/B/A/ G2G | F>GA/B/ A/G/F/E/F/D/ | f3 T(g2f/g/) |
aAA A/B/=c/A/B/c/ | B/=c/B/A/B/G/ g/f/g/a/f/g/ | a/g/f/a/g/f/ g/f/e/g/f/e/ | dAF D2 :|
|: f/g/ | a/g/f/e/f/d/ f/e/f/g/a/f/ | g/f/e/d/e/=c/ e/f/g/e/f/g/ | a/g/f/e/f/d/ f/e/f/g/a/g/ | Tf3 T(g2f/g/) |
a/g/f/e/f/d/ f/e/f/g/a/f/ | e/d/=c/d/e/c/ g/f/g/a/f/g/ | a/g/f/a/g/f/ g/f/e/g/f/e/ | dBF [D2A2f2] z :||
Sheet Music for "Bessie Bell" Bessie Bell Source: McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 73 (c. 1762) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
X:3
T:Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
L:1/8
M:6/8
B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (177?, p. 5)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Dmix
A|F>GA ABc|B>AB G2G|F>GA A>BA|d3 (g2f/g/)|
aAA ABc|BAG g2 f/g/|agf gfe|d3f2:|
|:f/g/|afd dfd|gec efg|a/g/f/e/d d>fd|f3 (g2f/g/)|
afd faf|gec efg|agf gfe|d3f2||
Sheet Music for "Bessy Bell and Mary Gray" Bessy Bell and Mary Gray Book: McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (177?, p. 5) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
X:1
T:Bessie Bell and Mary Gray
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 646)
B:
http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmix
A|(F>G)A ABc|TBAB G2G|FGA ABA|d3 Tf2g|
aAA ABc|TBAG g2f/g/|agf gfe|d3 D2:|
|:f/g/|afd fga|gec efg|afd ded|Tf3 g>ab|
afd fga|gfc efg|agf gfe|d3 D2:|
Sheet Music for "Bessie Bell and Mary Gray" Bessie Bell and Mary Gray Jig Book: Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 646) Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
