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 Theme code Index    1554 6423b
 Also known as    Rosline Castle, Rossland Castle, Rossline Castle, Roslyn Castle, Rosling Castle, Rosslyn Castle, House of Glamis (The), Fenyw Fwyn (Y)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland, United States
 Genre/Style    English, Military, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    William McGibbon
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scots Tunes Book 2
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 35
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1746
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Roslin Castle

Played by: Rob MacKillop
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Roslin Castle, Midlothian.
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Roslin Castle




X:0 T:Rosline Castle M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, Book II, p. 35 (c. 1746) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Emin V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] G>F | E2 B>c B2(AB) | (cB)(AG) F2 G>F | E2(e>f) g2 T(fe) | (^d>ef)d B2 (AB) | (cB)(AG) TF2(GA) | (BG)(FE) {e}d2 (e>f) | (ge)(f^d) (eB)(AB) | G2T(F>E) E2 :| |: B2 | e2 ef g2 fe | (b>a)(ga) {g}f2 (e^d) |e>B ef g2 f>e | (b>a)(ga) {g}f2 (AB) | (cB)(AG) TF2(GA) | (BG)T(FE) {e}^d2 e>f | (ge)(f^d) (eB)(AB) | G2TF>E E2 :|]


X:1 T:Rossline Castle A Dead March M:C L:1/8 R:Slow March S:Thomas Nixon Jr./Joseph Long copybook (c. 1776-78) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Emin V:1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] G/F/E/D/ BcBB2 AB|cBAG F2 G/F/|E2 e>f g2 f>e|d>e (f/e/)(d/c/) B2 A>B| cBAG F2 G>A|BGFE edef|gefd eB (A/c/)(B/A/)|G2 F2 E2|| B2|e>Bef g2 f>e|ba a/b/a/g/ f2 e>d|e>Bef g2 f>e |d>ef/e/d/c/ B2 AB| cBAG F2 G>A|BGFE e>de>f|gefd eB (A/c/)(B/A/)|G2 F2 E2:|]


X:2 B:Yarker MS, Cumbria, 1797 T:Roslyn Castle,aka. Ya.49 %%VWML:Yarkers1797-5234-p38-0 F:http://www.vwml.org/record/Yarkers1797/5234/p38 Z:vmp. Transcribed by David Jacobs Jan 2016 L:1/8 M:C| Q:1/4=100 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Yarker/Yarker(8-3-16).abc K:G V:1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1] G>F |E2B>cB2A>B |cB AG {G}F2G>F | E2e>f {e/f/g/} g2f>e|d>ef>d B2A>B | cB AG F2G>A | BG FE e>^d ef |g>e {g}f>d {f}e>c A/c/B/A/ | G2F2E4:| |:B|e2e>f g2f>e | ba g/b/a/g/ f2e>d | e>B ef g2 f>e | ba g/b/a/g/ f2A>B | cBAGF2GA | BG F>E e>def | g>e {g}f>d {f}e>c A/c/B/A/ | G2F2E4:|


X:3 T:Rosling(sic) Castle. JJo.002 S:J.Jones MS,1801,N.Shrops. C:Richard Hewitt A:N Shropshire Z:Neil Brookes M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 K:Emin V:1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1] GF|E2B2B2 AB|cBAG FA GF|E2e2 ef g2|fede dc B2|! ABcB AG F2|GABG FE ed|ef ge fd eB|cA G2F2E2:|! |:e2 ef g2 fe|b2 ag f2 ed|eB ef g2 fe|dedc B2 AB|! cB AG F2 GA|BG FE edef|ge df eB cA|G2F2E4:|


X:4 T:Roslin Castle M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No. 45) N:McGahon was a scribe of Irish language literature who lived in N:Dungooley, County Louth, on the Armagh border. He was a N:teacher with The Irish Society in the early 19th century, but little N:else is known about him. A few tunes in the ms. are written in other N:hands. B:Pádraigín Ni' UIallacha'in – "A Hidden Ulster" (2003, p. 448) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Emin V:1 clef=treble name="5." [V:1] GF|E2 (Bc) B2 (AB)|{d}(cB)AG F2 (GF)|E2 (e>f) {ef}g2 (fe)|(d>ef)d B2 A>B| (cB)(AG) F2 GA|B(GF)E {f}(ed)(ef)|(ge)(fd) (eB) A/c/B/A/|G2 FE E2|| B2|(eB)(ef) {a}g2 (fe)|baga {g}f2 (ed)|(eB)(ef) {a}g2 (fe)|(ba)(ga) {g}f2 (AB)| (cB)(AG) F2 (GA)|BGFE {f}edef|(ge)(fd) (eB) A/c/B/A/ G2 FE E2||


X:5 T:Rosline Castle,2voices. JGi.007 S:Joshua Gibbons MS,1823,Tealby,Lincs. M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:1/4=90 O:Tealby,Lincolnshire Z:VMP/R.Greig, 2009 K:Dm V:1 clef=treble name="6." [V:1]|:F>E|D2 A>B A2G>A|{GA}BAGF E2F>E|D2d>e {de}f2e>d|cdec A2GA| [V:2]|:z2|z2FGF2EF|GFED ^C2z2|z2FGA2GF|E2A2A,2DE| [V:1]BAGF E2F>G|AFEDH^c2d>e|fde^c dA G/2B/2A/2G/2|F2 E>D D2:| [V:2]GFED C2DE|FDGFHA2FG|AFGD FD E2|A2A,2D2:| [V:1]A2|d^cde{de}f2e>d|a2gf e2d^c|dAde {ef}f2e>d|a>g f/2a/2g/2f/2 e2GA| [V:2]E2|F2FAd2A2|fed2FEz2|FEFAd2A2|fe d/2e/2f/2e/2A2EF| [V:1]BAGF E2FG|AFEDH^c2de|fde^c dA G/2B/2A/2G/2|F2 E>D D2:| [V:2]GFEDC2DE|FDGFHA2FG|AFGE FDE2|A2A,2D2:|


X:6 T:Roslin Castle. CJF.162 R:Air S:C.J.Fox MS, 1829/33, Beverley,E.Yorks. B:Kidson Coll.Mitchell Lib.M1805 O:England A:East Yorkshire Z:vmp.P J Headford 2000 & 2008 M:C| L:1/8 Q:2/4=60 K:F V:1 clef=treble name="7." [V:1] FE|D2A>BA2GA|BAGFE2F>E|D2d>ef2ed|^cdecA2FG|! BAGFE2FG|AFED^c2de|fde^c dAGA|F2E>DD2:|! |:A2|d2de{g}f2ed|a>gfge2d^c|dAdef2ed|agfge2GA|! BAGFE2FG|AFEDHd2de|fde^c dAGA|F2E>DD2:|


X: 7 T: ROSLIN CASTLE DEAD MARCH C: %R: march, reel B: Elias Howe "The Musician's Companion" Part 3 1844 p.20 #2 S: http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Musician's_Companion_(Howe,_Elias) S: https://archive.org/stream/firstthirdpartof03howe/#page/66/mode/1up Z: 2016 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C L: 1/16 K: Em % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - V:1 clef=treble name="8." [V:1] G3F |\ E4 B3c B4 A2B2 | {d}c2B2 A2G2 F4 G3F |\ E4 e3f {ef}g4 f2e2 | ^d3e f2d2 B4 A3B | {d}c2B2 A2G2 F4 G2A2 | B2G2F2E2 {e}^d4 e3f |\ g2e2 f2^d2 e2B2 A2B2 | G4 F3E E4 :| |: B4 |\ e4 e2f2 {a}g4 f2e2 | b3a gbag {g}f4 e2^d2 |\ e2B2 e2f2 g4 f2e2 | ^d3e fedc B4 A2B2 | {d}c2B2 A2G2 F4 G2A2 | B2G2F2E2 {e}^d4 e3f |\ g2e2 f2^d2 e2B2 A2B2 | G4 F3E E4 :| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


X:8 T:Rossland Castle. Roose.0577 T:Rosslyn Castle. Roose.0577 B:John Roose MS, Manchester 1850 N:NB - quaver in ms M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 Z:Village Music Poject, Peter Kanssen, 2019 K:Dm V:1 clef=treble name="9." [V:1] F>E |D2 A>B A2 GA | {GA}BA GF E2 {G}F>E | D2 d>e {de}f2 ed | ^c>d e>c A2 GA | {c}BA {A}GF TE2 FG | !wedge!A(FED)^c2 de | fd e^c !wedge!d(BAG) | TF2 E>D D2 :| |: "NB"A2|\ %this is a quaver in the MS d2 de {de}Tf2 ed | {fg}a2 gf e2 d^c | dA de {de}f2 ed | a>g f/a/g/f/ e2 GA | {c}BA {A}GF TE2 FG | !wedge!A(FED)^c2 de | fd e^c dA G/B/A/G/ | F2 E>D D2 :| |:FE | DF Af {d}T^c2 dA | BA/G/ AB E2 FE | DF FA Ad de | fe/f/ g/f/e/d/ a2 GA | (B//A//G3/) (A//G//F3/) TE2 FG | AB/A/ G/F/E/D/ T^c2 de | fa^ce dA {c}BA/G/ | F2 TE>D D2 :| |:"NB"A2 |\ %this is a quaver in the MS !wedge!d(d/f/) !wedge!e(e/g/) {g}f3e | (d/f/e/d/) (a/f/e/d/) (fe)(dc) |\ !wedge!d/(A/G/A/) !wedge!e/(A/G/A/) f(e/f/) dg | f(e/f/) (g/e/)(f/d/) a4 | A2{A}(GF) {F}TE2 FG | AG/F/ ED T^c2 d/f/e/g/ | (f/a/g/e/) (f/d/)(e/^c/) (d/f/e/c/) (d/A/)(B/G/)|\ F2 E>D D2 :|


X:9 T:Y Fenyw Fwyn (The Gentle Woman) T:aka Rosline Castle Z:Howard Jones M:4/4 L:1/4 K:Em V:1 clef=treble name="10." [V:1] EBBc|B2AB|cBAG|F2GF|Eeef|g2fe|d=fec| B2AB|cBAG|F2GA|BGFE|^d2ef|gef^d| eBA/c/B/A/|G3F|1E2GF:|2E3e| eBef|g2fg|b2ag|f2gf|eBef|g2fg| b2ag|f3B|cBAG|F2GA|BGFE|^d2 ef| gef^d|eBA/c/B/A/|G3F|1E3e:|2(E2E2)||