March of the Men of Harlech

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 Theme code Index    1H61H3H 4H2H77
 Also known as    Gorhofedd Gwyr Harlech, Men of Harlech
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    Welsh
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    ENGLAND(Wales)"ENGLAND(Wales)" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Edward Jones
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Musical and Poetical Works of the Welsh Bards
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 124
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1794
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Gorhoffedd Gwyr Harlech T:March of the Men of Harlech M:C L:1/8 S:Jones - Welsh Bards (1794) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C {C/E/G/}c>BAB cdec|fedc BABG|{C/E/G/}c>BAB cdeg|g<e d>c c4:| |:d>cB>c dd z2|g>fe>f gg z2|g>fe>f g>fe>f|g>fe>f gg ze| f>ag>g f>fe>e|df/e/dc BABG|{C/E/G/}c>BAB cdeg|g<e d>c c4:|


X:2 T:Men of Harlech,aka. TJD.34 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=80 S:T.J.Dixon MS1, Lincolnshire, 1798 N:Tune used for 'Men of Harlech' R:Air A:Lincolnshire, Holton le Moor Z:vmp.R.Greig2010 F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/dixontj.abc K:G G> F E E|A >G F D|E2F2|G2z2|! w:you would fain with vows pers-uade me G >F E E|A >G F D|E2 F2|G2z2|! w:that my faith-ful swain had left me c B c d|e d c B|c B A G |B A G F|! w:that my faith-ful heart would alt-er ere he thinks his love to falt-er G >F E E|A >G F D|E2F2|G2z2|] w:ere he thinks his love to alt-er


X:1 T:Gorhoffedd Gwry Harlech T:March of the Men of Harlech, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air O:Welsh B:Edward Jones - ”A choice collection of 51 Welsh airs” (1863, p. 5) N:Edward Jones (1752-1824) advertised himself as "harper to his late Majesty N:King George the Fourth, when Prince of Wales." Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C {CEG}c>BAB cdec|fedc BABG|{CEG}c>BAB cdeg|g<e (d>c) c4:| |:d>cB>c dd z2|(g>f)(e>f) .g.g|z2|g>fe>f g>fe>f|g>fe>f .g.g z e| f>ag>g f>fe>e|d>f/2e/4dc BABG|{CEG}c>BAB cdeg|g<e ~d>e c4:|]


X:1 T:Men of Harlech M:C L:1/8 R:March B:Lees - Balmoral Reel Book (c. 1910, p. 36) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb |:B3A G3A|Bz cz d2B2|[Ge]z [Fd]z [Ec]z[EB]z|[F2A2]z [=EG]z A2F2| B3A G3A|[DB]z [Ac]z [Bd]z [Bg]|[Ff] [F3d3][E3c3] [Ed]|[D6B6]z2:| |:[F3c3][GB] A3B|[A2c2][A2c2] z4|[B3f3]e d3e|[d2f2][d2f2]z4| f3e d3e|f3e d3e|f3 e dcde|[d2f2][d2f2] z2B2| g3g f3f|e3e d3d|c2 (ed) c2 [G2B2]|A3 G A2F2| [D3B3]A G3A|[DB]z [Ac]z [Bd]z [Bg]z|[F2f2] [F2e2][E3c3] [Ed]|[D6B6] z2!fermata!:| K:F c2 c>c c2[F2c2]|[E3c3][Ec] [E2c2]z2|C2 C>C C2 [_A,2F2]|[G,2E2]_D2 C2||