Dunbarton's Drums

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 Theme code Index    3332 1555
 Also known as    Dumbarton's Drums (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB, AABBCCDD, AABBCCDDEEFF
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Macpherson Mulhollan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 7
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1804
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Dunbarton Drums, with Variations M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F FG|A3c (Ac)(GA)|F2c2 {d}c2 (BA)|(GF)GA (BA)(GF)|D2d2 d2 cd| f3g (ag)(fd)|(cA)(cd) f3F|(GA) fd (cA)T(G>F)|D2d2d2:| |:(cd)|f3g fgag|f2 a2 {b}a2 T(gf)|(gf)(ga) (ba)T(gf)|d2 (ga) g2 (fd)| (cd)(fg) (ag)(fd)|cAcd f3g|(ag)(fd) (cA)T(GF)|D2(d2d2):| |:FG|A2f4 AG|F2c4 BA|G2g4 FE|D2 d4 FD| CDFG BAGF|f>g (3fga (3BAG AF|GA fd cAGF|D2(d2d2):| |:FG A2 f4 AG|F2 fg f2 df|gfga bagf|dcdf gagd| fdfg afgd|fcBA BGAF|GA fd cAGF|D2d2d2:| |:FG|AGAc AcG[Ac]|FGA=B cdcA|GFGA cG _B/A/G/F/|DCDF dcde| cdfg afgd|fedc Acfc|GFGA cG B/A/G/F/|D2 (d2d2):| |:cd|fefg fgag|fcAc fgaf|gfga bagf|dcdf gagd| fdfg (3agf (3gfd|(3fdc (3dcA (3cAG (3AGF|GA fd cAGF|D2(d2d2):|]


X:1 T:Dunbarton Drums M:C L:1/8 B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, vol. 4 (mid-19th century, p. 54) B: /volume-four#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=57&z=365.0307%2C939.8188%2C5447.0168%2C2190.2741 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G>A|B3c B>cBA|G2 de d2 cB|AGAB cBAG|E2 e2e2 de| g3a bage|dBde g3a|bage dBAG|E2e2e2:| |:de|g3a bc'ba|g2 bc' b2 ag|agab c'bag|e2 ab a2 ge| dega bage|dBde g3a|bage dBAG|E2e2e2:| |:d/e/f/|g2b2g2b2|g2b2g2b2 b2 ag|fgab c'bag|e2 ab a2 ge| dega bage|dBde g3a|bage dBAG|E2e2e2:| |:d/e/e/c/|B2g2 g2(3gab|B2d2d2 cB|A2a2a2 (3abc’|B2e2e2 dc| BG G2 cA A2|dBde g3a|bage dBAG|E2 e2e2:|]


X:1 T:Dunbarton's Drums M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F F>G | A3c AcGA | F2c2c3A | (GFGA) (cA)(F>F) | D2d4 (cd) | f3g (ag)(fd) | (cA)(cd) f3F | (G>FGA) (cAG>F) | D2d2d2 :| |: (cd) | f3g (fgag) | f2a2 (ba)(gf) |(g>f) ga (bagf) | d2g2 g2 (fd) | (cd)(fg) (ag)(fd) | (cA)(cd) f3g | (ag)(fd) (cA)(G>F) | D2d2d2 :||