Dorsetshire March (The)
X:2 T:Dorsetshire March, The M:C L:1/8 B:Thompson - Compleat Tutor for the Fife (1760, p. 32) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D2|F2 D>F A2 F>A|d2 A>d f2 d>f|a2 b>a g2 (3fef|e2 e>e e2D2| F2 D>F A2 F>A|B>cd>e {d}c2 B>A|B>cd>g f2 Te2|d2 d>d d2:| |:A2|d2 f>d B2 d>B|AFdB AFED|FAdc BAGF|E2 E>E E2D2| F2 D>F A2 F>A|B2 g>e {d}c2 B>A|B>ba>g f2 Te2|d2 d>d d2:|]
X:2
T:Dorsetshire March, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:Single Sheet printing c. 1775 by "W.F." (William Forrester)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D2|F2 D>F A2 F>A|d2 A>d f2 d>f|a2 b>a g2 (3fef|e2 e>e e2D2|
F2 D>F A2 F>A|B.cd>e {d}c2 B>A|B>Cd>g f2 Te2|d2 d>d d2:|
|:A2|d2 f>d B2 d>B|AF dB AFED|FA ec BAGF|E2 E>E E2 D2|
F2 D>F A2 F>A|B2 g>e {d}c2 B>A|B>ba>g f2 Te2|d2 d>d d2:||
X:1
T:Dorsetshire March
M:C
L:1/8
R:March
B:Aird – Sixth and Last Volume of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1803, No. 177, pp. 72-73)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
V:1
|:D2|F2 D>F A2 F>A |d2 A>d f2 d>f|a2 b>a g2 Tf>e/2f/4|e2 e>e e2D2|
F2 D>F A2 F>A|B2 g>e {d}c2 B>A|B>c d>g f2 Te2|{de}d2 d>d d2:|
|:A2|d2 f>d B2 d>B|A>F d>B AFED|FA dc BAGF|E2 E>E E2 D>E|
F2 D>F A2 F>A|B>cd>e dcBA|Bbag f2 Te2 |{de}d2 d>d d2:|
V:2
|:z2|z2 D2F2 D>F|A2 F>A d2 A>d|f2 g>f e2 Td>z/2d/4|c2 A>A A2 z2|
z2 D2F2 D>F|G2E2A2 G>F|G>E F>G A2 TG2|F2 F>F F2:|
|:z2|F2D2 G2 B>G|F2 G2 FDEF|DF BA GFED|A2 A>A AGFE|
D4 F2 D>F|G2E2 A2 GF|Ggfe d2A2|F2 F>F F2:|]
X:1
T:Slow March, A; or Long Troop
M:C|
L:1/8
R:March
N:A version of "Dorsetshire March"
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820 No. 552)
N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln,
N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in
N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs.
N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see
N:https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D/E/|F2 D>F A2 F>A|d2 A>d f2 d>f|a2 ba g2f2|e2 e>e e2 DE|
F2 D>F A2 F>A|B>cd>e dcBA|B>cd>e f2 (a/g/f/e/) |d2 d>d d2A2:|
|:d2 f>d B2 d>B|AFdB A>FE>D|FAdc BAGF|E2 E>E E2 D>E|
F2 D>F A2 F>A|B>cd>e dcBA|Bcde f2e2|d2 d>d d2:|]
X:1
T:Dorsetshire March
M:C
L:1/8
S:William Sidney Mount (1807-1868) manuscripts
N:Mount dates his manuscript page for this tune "Stony Brook (Long Island, New York).
N:August 30th 1843." At the top right of the page is the note "Old Music." The melody
N:can be found in manuscripts from Britain.
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
D2 | F2 D>F A2 F>A | d2 A>d f2 d>f | a2 b>a g2 !trill!(fe/4f/4) | e2 e>e e2 D2 |
F2 D>F A2 F>A | B2 g>e {d}c2 B>A | B>cd>g fedc | d2 d>d d2 :|
|: A2 | d2 f>d B2 d>B | A>Fd>B (AGFD) | FAdc B>AG>F | {F}E2 E>E E2 D>E |
F2 D>F A2 F>A | B>cd>e {d}c2 B>A | Bbag f2 (ed/4e/4) | d2 d>d d2 :||
X:27
T:Dorsetshire March
O:No 27 Pages 10-11 William Clarke of Feltwell MS 1858
N:edited by Anahata@treewind.co.uk
N:2nd part assumed to start at bar 9
N:Bar line added bar 3
N:Note lengths adjusted to fit parts
Z: transcribed by Lyn Law
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
V:1
"^For two Flutes"
D2|F2D3/2F/2 A2F3/2A/2|d2A3/2d/2 f2d3/2f/2|a2b3/2a/2 g2"^tr"f3/2e/4f/4|e2e3/2e/2 e2D2|/!
F2D3/2F/2 A2F3/2A/2|B2g3/2e/2 c2BA|B3/2c/2 d3/2g/2 f2"^tr"e3/2d/2|d2d3/2d/2 d2:||:/!
A2|d2f3/2d/2 B2d3/2B/2|A3/2F/2d3/2B/2 AFED|FAdc B3/2A/2G3/2F/2|{F}E2E3/2E/2 E2D3/2E/2|/!
F2D3/2F/2 A2F3/2A/2|B3/2c/2d3/2e/2 {d}c2{B}A2|Bbag f2"^tr"e3/2d/4e/4|d2d3/2d/2 d2|]
V:2
z2|z2D2F2D3/2F/2|A2F3/2A/2 d2A3/2d/2|f2g3/2f/2 e2d3/2c/4d/4|c2c3/2c/2 c2z2|/!
z2D2F2D3/2F/2|G2B2E2F2|G3/2E/2F3/2G/2 A2G3/2F/4G/4|F2F3/2F/2 F2:||:/!
F2|F2D2G2B3/2G/2|F2G2FDEF|DFBA G3/2F/2E3/2d/2|{d}c2c3/2c/2 c2z2|/!
z2D2F2D3/2F/2|G2B3/2G/2 F2G2|Ggfed2"^tr"d3/2B/4c/4|d2F3/2F/2 F2|]