Blue Bells of Challon

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Theme code Index	1H1H1H7 6671H
Also known as	Blue Bells of Scotland (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
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History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Litten
Book/Manuscript title	Book:William Litten's music manuscript
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Year of publication/Date of MS	1802
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BLUE BELLS OF CHALLON. AKA and see "Blue Bells of Scotland (1)." English, Air and Dance Tune. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The "Challon" title seems ideosyncratic to ship's fiddler William Litten, who appears to have been a member of the British fleet in the orient around 1802. His music manuscript ended up in the hands of a shipmate, however, and eventually made its way to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

Printed source: Huntington (William Litten's), 1977; p 44.

X:1
T:The Blue Bells of Challon
M:C
L:1/8
K:G
(3def|g6 fe|d4 ef g2|b3bc2A2|G4 de f2|g6 fe|
d4 ef g2|b3b c'2 ba|g6 dc|B2G2B2d2|g4 e2 fg|
f2d2e2c2|d6g2|g6 fe|d4 c2 ec|B2 GB c2 BA|G6||