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 Theme code Index    1131H 5552
 Also known as    Bonny Lass of Livingston (The), High Caul Cap, High Caul'd Cap, Gabhairín Buí (An), Hielan Laddie (1), Cockleshells, Clashing at Her, Lass of Levingstone (The), Lass of Levinstone, Lass of Levingston, Yellow Goat
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Henry Playford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Original Scotch Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 34, pp. 14-15
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1700
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 Score   (1)   



Lass of Livingstone (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Lass of Leving-Stone, The M:C L:1/8 B:Henry Playford - A Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the B:Highland Humours) for the violin (London, 1700, No. 34, pp. 14-15) N:"Most of them being in the Compass of the Flute." Z:AK/FIddler's Companion K:F cB|A2F2F2c2|f4a4|g3f d2c2|f6 dc| A2F2 FG AF|B2G2 GA BG|c3A F3A|c4 c2|| de|fefg af gd|fedc dcBA|GA BG AB cA|dcBA GA BG| AG AF BA AG|cBcA dcdB|cdec efge|f2 F2F2||


X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 5” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 102-103) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/3042 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 CD|F3G A2d2|(cA)(cd) (cA)(GF)|A2G2G2 (FG)|A2G2G2 (FD)| (CD)(FG) A3d|(cA)(GA) (FG)(Ac)|d2 D2D2 CD|F2D2D2:| |:(cd)|f3g (fg)(ag)|(fc)(df) (cA)(GF)|A2G2G2 FG|A2 G2G2 (fg)| (a/g/f)ga (fc)(df)|(cG)(AF) (GA)(Bc)|d2 D2 D2 (CD)|F2D2D2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|F,2C,2F,,2B,,2|A,,2 F,,2A,,2C,2|F,2E,2C,2A,,2|F,,2C,2E,2D,2| F,2A,,2F,,2B,,2|A,,2C,2 A,2F,2|D,A,,F,,A,, F,,2 z2|D,2A,,2F,,2:| |:z2|F,2C,2A,,2F,,2|A,,2B,,2F,,2C,2|F,2E,2C,2A,2|F,2C2E,2A,G,| F,2C,2A,,2B,,2|C,2F,2E,2G,2|D,4 D,,2 z2|A,2A,,2D,2:|


X:2 T:AIR XLIV. The Lass of Livingstone. O:england B:Joseph Mitchell: "The Highland Fair" (1731) M:C| L:1/8 K:DMin (CD)| F3 G A3 f |(cA)(cd) (cA)(GF)|A2 G2 G2 (FG)|(F/G/A) G2 G2(FD)| (CD)(FG) (Ac)(GA)|(FE)(FG) (AB)(cA)|d2 D2 (DF)(CD)| F2 (ED)D2|| c2 | f3 g (fg)(ag)|(fc)(df) (cA)(GF)|A2 G2 G2 (FG)|(FG/A/) G2 G2zc | f3 g (fg)(ag)|(fc)(df) (cA)(GA)|F2(ED) (DF)(CD)| F2 (ED)D2|]


X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C| L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 3, p. 6) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/the_lass_of_livingston.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:F DE|F3G A2d2|cAcd c(B/A/ B/A/G/F/)|TA2G2 TG2 FG|(F/G/A) (G/A/B) TG2 AG| F3G TA2 fd|(c/B/c/d/) (c/A/G/F/) GABc|(B/c/d) D2D2 AG|FGFE D2:| |:(c/d/e)|f3g fgag|fcdf AcfF|TA2 G>A G2 GA|B(c/B/) A(B/A/) TG2 (F/G/A)| B3c dcde|fcAF G(B/A/ G/A/B/c)|d2D2D2 AG|(F/E/F/G/) (F/G/F/E/) D2 d>e| fefg agfd|cAcd c(d/e/) (f/e/f/g/)|a2g2Tg2 fg|(f/g/a) (g/a/f) Tg2 fg| afga fcdf|cGAF G(B/A/) (B/A/B/c/)|(B/c/d) (3DED D2 AG|F(G/F/) E(F/E/) D2:| |:DE|FEFG AGAf|cAGF GABc|(d/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/A/) GABG|dcTBA (G/F/G/A/) (G/B/A/G/)| (FEFG) (AGAd)|cGAF defg|(f/e/f/g/ a)F DBAG|FA (G/F/E/F/) D2:| |:ag|fFAc fgag|fcdf cAGF|BcBA GABc|d(c/d/) B(A/B/) GFGA| BABc dcde|fedc AcGA|(3FGF (3EFE DdcB|AGFE D2 (c/d/e)| fafc AFAc|fcdf c(d/e/) fF|a2 (3gag g2 fg|(a/g/f) (f/g/a) g2 fg| a(g/f/) g(f/e/) dcdA|cG A(G/F/) (G/F/G/A/) (B/c/B/c/)|dcdF DBAG|F/(d/c/d/) (A/G/F/E/) D2:|]


X:3 T:Lafs of Levinftone, The M:C| L:1/8 S:Geoghegan - Compleat Tutor for the Pastoral or New Bagpipe (c. 1745-46) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DE | G3A B2g2 | dBde dBAG | B2A2A2 (GA) | GABA A2GE | (DE) (GA) (Bd) (AB) | GFGA BcdB | e2E2 EFGA | B2E2E2 :| |: f2 | g3a gaba | gdeg dBAG | B2A2A2 (GA) | B2A2A3d | g3a gaba | gdeg dBAG | G2E2 EFGA | B2E2E2:||


X:4 T:Lass of Levengstone, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 90) N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DE|G3A B2g2|(dB)(de) (dB)(AG)|B2A2 A2 (GA)|G/A/B A2 (GE)| (DE) (GA) (Bd) (AB)|(GF)(GA) (Bc)(dB)|e2E2 (EF)(GA)|B2E2E2:| |:d2|g3a (ga)(ba)|(gd)(eg) (dB)(AG)|B2A2A2 (GA)|(G/A/)B A2 A3d| g3a (ga)(ba)|(gd)(eg) (dB)(AB)|G2E2 EFGA|B2E2E2:|]


X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C L:1/8 B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 3 (1760, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (DE)|G3A B2e2|(dB)(de) (dB)(AG)|TB2A2A2 (GA)|B2A2 (BA)(GE)| (DE)(GA) B3g|(dB)(AG) (AB)(cd)|e2E2E2 (DE)|G2E2E2:| |:(de)|g3a (ga)(ba)|gdeg (dB)(AG)|B2 AB A2 GA|TB2A2A2 (GA)| (bg)(ab) (gd)(eg)|(dA)(BG) (AB)(gf)|e2 (EF) E2(DE)|G2 (EF) E2:| |:(D/E/)|G3A B2 (ge)|dBge dBAG|TB2A2 ABGA|(B<g) (dB) TA2 (GE)| (DE)(GA) (BA)(Bd)|(eg)(ed) (BA)(Bd)|e2 (EF) E2 (DE)|GB/A/ (G/A/G/F/) E2:| |:(d/e/)|gfga {ga}b3a|(gd)(eg) (d<B) TA>G|{ga}b2a2 abga|{ga}b2a2 a2 (ga)| b>a (g/a/b) g>e (d/e/g)|d2 (cB) (c/B/)(A/G/) AB(gf)|e2 (EF) E2 (DE)|G2(EF)E2:|]


X:5 T:The Lass of Levingston T:The Lass of Livingstone M:C| L:1/8 B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures (177?) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F CD|F3G A2f2|cAcd cAGF|A2G4 FG|A2G4FD| CDFG A3f|cAGF GABc|d2 D4 CD|F2D4 CD| FDFG AGAf|cAcd cAGF|FG/A/ G4 FG|FG/A/ G4 FD| CDFG A2fd|cAGA FGAc|d2D4 CD|(3FGF (3EFE D2|| cd|f3g fgag|fcdf cAGF|F>GA G4FG|F>GA G4 fg| afga fcdf|cAGF GABc|d2D4 CD|F2D4 ag| fcfg fgag|fcdf cAGF|fg/a/ g4 fg|fg/a/ g4fg| afga fcdf|cAGF GABc|d2D4 CE|FAGF EGFE D2||


X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Slowly” N:”Old” B:John Hall – “A Selection of Strathspeys Reels, Waltzes & Irish Jigs” (c. 1818, p. 28) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104981834 N:”Printed and sold by John Hall, at his Music Room.” N:Hall (1788-1862) was a music teacher in Ayr, Scotland. His dancing master’s ‘kit’ N:(a small fiddle) used in his dancing lessons, is still preserved. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Eb (B,C)|E3F G2c2|BGBc BGFE|{EF}G2 [B,2F2][B,2F2] EF|{A}G2 [B,2F2][B,2F2] EC| B,CEF G3c|B<GFE TF2 G=B|c2C2C2 B,C|E2C2C2:| |:(Bc)|e3f efgf|eBce BG{G}FE|G2 [D2F2][D2F2] EF|{A}G2[D2F2][D2F2] ef| gefg eBce|(BG)FE F2 G=B|c2C2C2 B,C|E2C2C2:|]


X:6 T:Lass of Livington (sic) M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:The William Sydney Mount music manuscripts (c. 1840's) N:Mount's tune is nearly note-for-note the one printed in 1846 in N:"Hamilton's Universal Tune Book, vol. 2." Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin (CD) | F3G A3d | cA cd cA GF | {F/G/}A2G2G2 (FG) | A2G2G2 (FD) | C>D F>G A3d | (cA) (GA) (F>GA) c | d2D2D2 (CD) | F2D2D2 || (cd) | f3g (fg)a g | fc df cA GF | {F/G/}A2G2G2 (FG) | A2G2G2 (fg) | (a/g/f) ga (fc) (df) | cG AF GA Bc | d2D2 D2 (CD) | F2D2D2 ||


X:1 T:Lass of Livingston, The M:C L:1/8 Q:"Slow" B:Manson--Hamilton's Universal Tune Book, vol. 2 (1846, p. 22) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Ddor CD|F3G A3d|(cA)(cd) (cA)(GF)|{FG}A2 G2G2 (FG)|A2G2G2 (FD)| (C>D)(F>G) A3d|(cA)(GA) (F>G)Ac|d2D2D2 (C>D)|F2D2D2|| (cd)|f3g (fgag)|(fc)(df) (cA)(GF)|{FG}A2G2G2(FG)|A2G2G2 (fg)| (a/g/f) (ga) fcdf|(cG)(AF) (GA) (_Bc)|d2 D2D2 (CD)|F2D2D2|


Lass of Livingstone (The): Annotations

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