Bonnie Pit Laddie (The)

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 Theme code Index    4345 5343
 Also known as    Bonny Keel Laddie (The), Bonny Pit Laddie, Canny Pit Lad (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    Northumbrian/Borders
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(North East), ENGLAND(North West)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Vickers
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:William Vickers music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 255
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1770
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Bonnie Pit Laddie, The M: 6/8 L:1/8 R:Air or Jig B:Abraham Mackintosh – “Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs, &c.” (c. 1805, p. 26) N:”Teacher of Dancing Newcastle-upon-Tyne” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 A|dfd cAc|dfd cAc|e3 c3|dfd cAc|def gec|d3 D2:| |:A|def g2e|f2d faf|e3 c3|def gfe|faf gec|d3 D2:| |:A|dcB AGF|GAB cAc|e3 c3|dcB AGF|GAB cAc|d3 D2:| V:2 clef=bass z|D,2F, A,2A,,|D,2F, A,2A,,|C,2E, A,2A,,|D,2F, A,2G,|F,2D, A,2A,,|D,2A,D,,2:| |:z|F,E,D, C,2E,|D,3 D,3|A,2E, A,2G,|F,E,D, C,2E,|D,3A,2A,,|D,3D,,2:| |:A,|DCB, A,G,F,|G,A,B, CA,C|E3C3|DCB, A,G,F,|G,A,B, CA,C|D3D,2:|


X:1 T:Canny Pit Lad, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:John Bell (1783-1864) music manuscript collection (Northumberland, c. 1812) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|dfd cAc|dfd cAc|e3 c2A|dfd cAc|dfd cAc|d3 D2:|| A|def g2e|f2d cAc|e3c2A| def g2e|f2d cAc|d3 D2A| def g2e|f2d cAc|e3c2A|def gfe|faf gec|d3 D2|| |:A|dcB AGF|GAB cAc|e3 c2A|dcB AGF|GAB cAc|d3 D2:|]


X:1 T:Bonny Pit Laddie, The L:1/8 M:6/8 Q:"Allegretto" B:Robert Topliff – “Selection of the most popular melodies of the Tyne B:and the Wear consisting of 24 original airs peculiar to the counties B:of Durham and Northumberland, three of which are harmonized B:with appropriate words, symphonies and accompaniments and B:the remainder variously arranged for the piano forte” (c. 1812, p. 36) F: http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=F0103601&image=1 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 A|dfd cAc|dfd cAc|e3 c2A|dfd cAc|dfd cAc|d3 D2A| dfd cAc|dfd cAc|e3c2A|dfd cAc|dfd cAc|d3-.D2|| A|dfd efg|a>ba g>ag|e3 c2A|dfd efg|afd gec|d3-D2A| dfd efg|[fa]>[gb][fa] [eg]>[fa][eg]|[c3e3]- [A2c2]A|dfd efg|afd gec|d3-.D2|| V:2 z|[D2F2A2] [FA][E2G2][EG]|[D2F2][DF][K:bass][A,2E2][A,E]|[A,2E2][A,E][G,2E][G,E]|[F,2D2][F,D] [A,2E2][A,E]|[D2F2][DF] [A,2E2][A,E]|[F,2D2]-[F,A,] .[D,2F,2]z| [D,2F,2A,2][D,F,A,] [E,2G,2A,2][E,G,A,] |[D,2F,2A,2][D,F,A,][A,,2E,2A,2][A,,E,A,]|[A,,A,]C,E, A,CE|F,A,D E,G,A,|D,F,A, A,,C,E,|D,A,,F,, .D,,2|| z|[K:treble][F2A2][FA] [E2G2][EG][D2F2][DF] [A,2E2][A,E]|A,CE A^G=G|F2[FA][E2G2][EG]|[D2F2][DF][A,2E2][G,E]|[K:bass][F,2D2]-[F,A,] .[D,2F,2]z| D,F,A, C,E,A,|D,F,A, C,E,A,|A,,C,E A,CE|DA,F, G,F,E,|D,F,A, A,,C,E,|D,A,,F,, .D,,2||


X:1 T:Bonnie Pit Lad M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 147) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|dfd cAc|dfd cAc|e3 c3|dfd cAc|def gec|d3 D2:| |:A|def g2f|f2d faf|e3c3|def gfe|faf gec|d3 D2:| |:A|dcB AGF|GAB cAc|e3d3|dcB AGF|GAB cAc|d3 D2:|]


X:1 T:Bonnie Pit Laddie, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S: Bruce & Stokoe - Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G|cec B2G|cec dBG|d3 B2G|cec B2G|cec dBG|c3G2:| |:G|cde fdf|ece dBG|c3 G2G|cde fdf|ece dBG|c3 G2:||