Border Widow's Lament (The)

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Theme code Index	215L1 3223
Also known as	My love built me a bonnie bower
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	ENGLAND(North West)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:G.H. Davidson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Davidson's Gems of Scottish Melody
Tune and/or Page number	p. 34
Year of publication/Date of MS	n.d.
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Border Widow's Lament (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Border Widow's Lament, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Davidson's Gems of Scottish Melody (n.d., p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb d>c|cBBG F>GBc|d2 cB c2 d>c|cBBG FGBc|d2 c>B B2:| |:B2|Bdfg g2 f>g|gffd {d}c2 dc|c>BBG F>GBc|d2 c>B B2:|]

X:2 T:Border Widow's Lament, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverly, Cumbria, 1840, p. 201) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B>A|(AG)(GE) (DE)(GA)|B2 (AG) A2 B>A|AGGE DEGA|B2 AG G2:| |:G2|G>B de e2 d>e|eddB {B}A2 BA|A>GGE DEGA|B2 {B}AG G2:|]

X:1 T:My love built me a bonnie bower T:Border Widow’s Lament (The) M:C L:1/8 N:”Very ancient.” B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1853, p. 159) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb (d>c)|(cB)(BG) (F>G)(Bc)|d2 (cB) c2 d>c|(cB)(BG) (FG)(Bc)|d2 (c>B) B2:| |:B2|(Bd)(fg) g2 (f>g)|(gf)(fd) {d}c2 (dc)|(c>B)(BG) F>GBc|d2 c>B B2:|]

Border Widow's Lament (The): Annotations