Horse and Away to Newmarket

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 Theme code Index    6313 6334
 Also known as    Newmarket Races, Fenwick o' Bywell, Fenwick of Bywell Goes to Newmarket
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English, Northumbrian/Borders
 Meter/Rhythm    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, AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Vickers
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:William Vickers' music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 288
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1770
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Horse and Away to Newmarket M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:John Bell (1783-1864) music manuscript collection (Northumberland, c. 1812) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g|e>dc BAB|GAG B2g|edc BAG|AaA c2g| edc BAB|GAG BAG|c>de/f/ gdB|ABA c2:| |:e|G/G/G d B/B/B g|G/G/G d B2g|G/G/G d B/B/Bg|A/A/A a Tf2g| G/G/G d B/B/B g|B/B/B d TB2G|c>de/f/ gdB|ABA c2:|]


X:101 T:Horse and away at Newmarket. MBe.101 A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 T:Horse and Away to Newmarket, aka. MBe.101 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 R: N:The page is torn and the music is incomplete. K:Ador g|edc BAB|GBG B2g|edc BAG|cAB c2g| edc BAG|GBG B2G|cde gdB|ABA c2:| |:g">page torn":AAa f2g|GGc BBg|Ggd B2G|cde gdB|ABA c2:| |:e|ggd eec|ddG B2G|ffd eec">page torn": cde gdB|ABA c2::e|dB/c/d dB/c/d|dB/c/d c2d| dB/c/d dcB|ABA c2e|dB/c/d dB/c/d|Gfe d">page torn":


X:1 T:Horse and Away to Newmarket M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:John Rook music manuscript (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840) K:G g|edc BAB|GAG B2g|edc BAB|BAB c2g| edc BAB|GAG B2G|GBd gdB|ABA c2g:| |:GGd BBg|GGd B2g|GGd BBg|ABA c2g| GGg BBg|GGd B2G|GBd gdB|ABA c2g:| |:g/g/gd e/e/eB|d/d/dG B2f|g/g/gd e/e/ec|aAB c2f| g/g/gd e/e/eB|d/d/dG B2G|cde gdB|ABA c2g:||


X:17 T:Horse and away to Newmarket. Roose.0195 B:Roose MS, 1850 %See also VMP transcription of a longer version: %James Biggins MS, Leeds, 1779 (JBi.08). Z:Village Music Project 2019 Roger Hare M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=80 K:F "^NB1"d |: c2 F A>GF | GAG {c}!trill!B2 d | c2 F A>GA | Ffc ABc | dcd fcA | G>AG {c}!trill!B2 d | c2 F {B}A2 G | Ffc {B}A2 F :| |: Ffc "^NB2"(A/>B/c).A | Ggd {c}B2 G | Ffc (A/B/c).A | Ffc A>Bc | (B/A/B/c/d/e/) {g/}f>FA | GAG {c}!trill!B2 f | c2 B {B}A2 G | Ffc {B}A2 F :| N:NB1: Opening quaver left outwith repeat, otherwise pick-up with B music does not work. N:NB2: My best stab at writing in ABC what is in the MS, it's not quite what is written...