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 Theme code Index    3b211 7bL4L7bL7bL
 Also known as    Uisge Logain, For ever Fortune wilt thou prove, Lausin Water, Logan Braes
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB, AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Thomson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Orpheus Caledonius vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 23, p. 97
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1733
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Logan Water M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection of Scots B:Songs, part 3” (Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 56-57) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/2996 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb V:1 d2|B2 AG G3B|FDCD F4|B2G2 GB(FG)|(BA)(Bc) d4| e2 dc d2 cB|cBAG F3B|GABc (de)(cd)|B2 AG G2:| |:(df)|g2G2G3B|FDCD F2 (dg)|g2 G2 GBFG|BABc d4| e2 dc d2 cB|cBAG F3B|(GA)(Bc) (de)(cd)|B2 AG G2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|G,,2D,4G,,2|B,,2A,,4F,2|G,2G,,2B,2A,2|G,2G,,2B,2B,,2| C2A,2B,2G,2|A,,2C,2F,2F,,2|B,,2G,,2B,2A,2|D,2D,,2G,,2:| |:z2|G,4B,,2G,,2|B,2A,2F,2F,,2|G,,4B,2A,2|G,2G,,2B,2B,,2| C2B,A, B,2A,G,|A,2C2F,2F,,2|B,2G,2B,2A,2|G,2D,2G,,2:|


X:1 T:For ever, fortune, wilt thou prove T:Logan Water M:C| L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 23, p. 97) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91481654 N:Thomson (c. 1695-1753) was a Scottish singer and folk song collector N:who lived in London for most of his adult career. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gdor GA|B2 AG G3B|FD CD F3F|B3A G3B|FG Bc d3d| _egf e d2 cB|cB AG F3A|GA Bc d>_ed c|B2 AG G2|| f2|g2G2 G3B|FD CD F3f|g2 G2 G3B|FG Bc d3d| _egf e d2 cB|cBA G F3 A|GAB c d>_ed c|B2 AG G2||


X:1 T:Logan Water M:C| L:1/8 N:”For the German Flute” B:Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. 2 (1733, No. 23, p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bmin Bc|d2 cB B3d|AFEF A3A|d3c B3d|ABde f3f| gbag f2 ed|edcB A3c|Bcde f>gfe|d2 cB B2|| a2|b2B2B3d|AFEF A3a|b2B2 B3d|ABde f3f| gbag f2 ed|edcB A3c|Bcde f>gfe|d2 cB B2||


X:1 T:Logan Water 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. 20, p. 46) F:https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/logan_water.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:D Bc|d2 (cB) TB2 cd|A(FED) TA3B|d2 cB TB3 cd|(AB)(de) Tf3d| g2 (fe) f2 (ed)|Te2 (d/e/f) A3c|Bcde fgef|d2 (cB) TB2:| |:fa|b2B2d2 cd|A>F (A/F/E/F/) TA3f|b2B2B2 cd|(AB)(de) Tf3d| g2 T(fe) f2 (ed)|e2 (d/e/f) TA3d|(Bcd)e faef|d2 (cB) B2:| |:(g/f/g/a/) (b/g/f/e/) (f/e/f/g/) (a/f/e/d/)|edef ABcd|Bcde f(b/a/) bf|{e}d2 (cB) B2:| |:fa|b2B2 b2 af|afTed a3f|(a/g/a/b/ a)f gfef|dcde f2 (ed)| (g/f/g/a/) (b/a/b/g/) (f/e/f/g/) (a/g/a/f/)|e(d/c/) de (A/c/B/d/) (c/B/c/A/)| (B/b/)(a/b/) (g/a/)(f/g/) (e/g/)(f/g/) (e/f/)(b/c/)|d2 (cB) B2:|]


X:1 T:Logan Water M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Francis Barsanti – “Collection of Old Scots Tunes” (Edinburgh, 1742, p. 9) F: https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/b/b0/IMSLP94625-PMLP194938-Barsanti_A_Collection_of_Old_Scots_Tunes.pdf N:Francis Barsanti (1690-1775) was an Italian flautist, oboist and composer who spent N:most of his life in London and Edinburgh. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C V:1 e>d|{d}c2 TB>A A3c|(GE)(DE) G3G|c2 {B}A2 A>cG>A|cBcd e3e| f2 (ed) Te2 (dc)|d<cTBA G3c|ABcd e>fd>e {e}c2 T(BA) A2:| |:e>^g|a2 A2 TA3c|(GE)D>E G2 eg|a2 A2 AcGA|cBcd e3e| f2 (ed) Te2 (dc)|dcTBA G3c|ABcd e>fd>e|{d}c2 T(B>A) A2:|] V:2 clef = bass z2|z2 E,2C,2 B,,A,,|B,,3C G,,2G,F,|E,2F,2 C,4|A,,2F,,2E,,2E,2| D,2B,2C2C,2|G,3F, E,D,E,C,|F,3D, C,2D,2|E,2E,,2A,,2:| |:z2 |z2 A,B, C2A,2|B,3C G,2C,2|F,3F,, C,4|A,,2F,,2E,,2E,2| D,2G,2C,2C2|G,3F, E,D,E,C,|F,3D,C,2D,2|E,2E,,2 A,,2:|]


X:1 T:Logan Water M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book V (1760, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin e>d|{d}c2 (BA) A3c|(G<E) (D>E) G2 e>d|{d}c2 (BA) A3c|G>A c>d {cd}e4| f2 Te>d e2 Td>c|{Bc}dcBA G3c|(A>B)(c>d) (e>g)(d>e)|c2 T(B<A) A2:| |:eg|{g}a2 (A>B) A3c|(G<E) D>E G2 e>g|(ag)ac (A>GA)c| (GA)(cd) {cd}e2 T(d>c)|(fa)(gf) (e>f/2g/4) fe|{e}dc{c}BA G2 Tc>B| A2 (a>g) (e>g)(d>e)|{d}Tc2 (BA) A2::T(e>d)|(cB)(A^G) (A/c/B/d/) (cB/A/)| (G/E/D/E/) cA {A}G2 (e>d)|(c/d/c/B/) A^G (A/c/B/d/) (cB/A/)|(GA) a(g/f/) e2 (dc)| (f/e/f/g/) a(g/f/) ec (gf/e/)|(d/c/d/e/) (g/e/d/c/) G2 Tc>B|(A/c/B/d/ c/e/d/f) ea (g/f/)(e/d/)| c2 TB>A A2::e>g|a(g/f/) (e/d/c/B/) (A/c/B/d/) (cB/A/)|(G/E/D/E/) {d}(cB/A/) G2 e>g| (aga)c' A>B {d}c(B/A/)|G(A/B/) c/a/g/f/ e2 Td>c|fF a(g/f/) eE g(f/e/)| dD (f/e/d/c/) G3c|A2 a>g e(e/g/) {e}d(d/e/)|Tc2 (BA) A2:|]


X:1 T:Logan Water M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, Book 1 (c. 1762) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin e>d | {d}c2 B>A A3c | (GE)(DE) G3G | c2 A2 (Ac)(GA) | T(c>Bc)d e3e | f2 T(ed) e2 (dc) | (dc)T(BA) G3c | (A>B)(c>d) (ef)(de) | c2 T(B>A) A2 :| |: e>g | a2A2 A3c | (GE)(DE) G3 (e>g) | a2A2 A>cGA | T(cBc)d e3e | f2 T(ed)e2 (dc) | (dc)T(BA) G3c | A>Bc>d (ef)(de) | c2 TB>A A2 :|]


X:1 T:Logan Water. A Quick Step M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 551) 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:Amix e/d/|cAA B/A/|GEE e/d/|cAAG|A/B/c/d/ e2| e/f/e/d/ ed/c/|d/c/B/A/ G2|A/B/c/d/ e/f/e/d/|cAA:| |:a>AA B/A/|G2EE|aAAG|A/B/c/d/ e2| e/f/e/d/ ed/c/|d/c/B/A/ G2|A/B/c/d/ e/f/e/d/|cAA:|]


X:2 T:Logan Water (Old Scotch) M:C L:1/8 R:Hornpipe Q:"Allegro" B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 131) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin B|c3BA2c2|GEGA G3B|c3B A2c2|GAcd e4| f2 ed e2 dc|dcBA G3c|ABcd e3d|c2A2A2|| ^g|a2A2A2c2|GEGA G3^g|a2 A2A3c|GAcd e4| fagf egfe|dcBA G3c|ABcd e3d|c2A2A3||


X:3 T:Logan Water M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:The William Sydney Mount music manuscripts (Long Island, c. 1840's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin ed | c2A2 ABcA | GEDE G2 ed | c2 A>B A2E2 | cBcd e3e | f2 ed e2 dc | dcBA G2E2 | ABcd efde | c2 AA A2 :| |: (3efg | a2A2 ABcA | GEDE G2 (3efg | a2 AB A2 E2 | cBcd e3e | f2 ed ^e2 dc | dcBA G2E2 | ABcd efde | c2 AA A2 :|


X:1 T:Lausin Water M:4/4 L:1/8 S:M.E. Eames music manuscript book, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 178) S: http://archive.org/details/MEEamesBook N:Eames was perhaps from Philadelphia Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C ed|c2A2 ABcA|GEDE G2 ed|c2 AA A2E2|ABcd e4| efed e2c2|dcBA G2E2|ABcd efde|c2AA A2|| (3efg|a2A2 ABcA|GEDE G2 (3efg|a2A2A2E2| ABcd e4|efed e2c2|dcBA G2E2|ABcd efde|c2 AA A2||


X:4 T:Logan Water M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow and Plaintive" S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 576 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin GA|B2 AG G3B|FDCD F3A|{c}B2 AG G3B|^FG Bc {B/c/}d3d| {d}e2 {e}dc {e}d2 cB|{d}cB AG F3B|G>ABc d>edc|B2 A2{G/A/}G2|| d^f|g2 dB G3B|F<D CD F3 ^f|g2G2 G2 =FG/A/|B>ABc d3d| {d}e2 {e}dc {c}d2 {d}cB|{d}cB AG F3B|G>ABc d>edc|B2A2 {G/A/} G2||