Ruffian's Rant (The)

X:1 T:Ruffian's Rant, The M:C L:1/8 S:McGlashan – Strathspey Reels Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B | A<FF>E F>EF<B|A>FF>D E>DEB | A<F F>D d>ef>e | d>BA>F E>D E :| |: B | A<F d>A B>Ad>B | A<F d>A B>AB>d | G<F F>D d>ef>d | B>dA>F E<D E :| |: b | a<f f>e f>e f<b | a<f f>d e>d e<b | a<f f>e d>gf>e | d>B d/B/A/F/ E>D E :| || B | A<Fd<F A<Fd<F | A<Fd<F BABd | A<F E>D d>ef>e | f/e/d/B/ d/B/A/F/ E>DEB |A/F/E/F/ d/F/E/F/ A/F/E/F/ d/F/E/F/ | A/F/E/F/ d/F/E/F/ B>A A<d | AFE>D Defd |EBdF E>DEB || |: A<F F>E F>E F<d | A<F F>DE>D EB | A<F F>A d>ef>e| F<F F>A E<DE :| |: B | A<F d>A d>Ad>B | A<F d>A B>ABd | A<F F>D d>efd | B>dA>F E>DE :|]

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X:1 T:Ruffian’s Rant, The M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:William Campbell – “Campbell’s 12th Book of New and Favorite Country Dances & B:Strathspey Reels for the Harp, Piano-Forte & Violin, with their Proper Figures, as B:Danced at Court, Bath, Williss’s, & Hanover Square Rooms” (Soho, London, c. 1797, p. 1) F: https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/9/9a/IMSLP655932-PMLP1052069-campbells12thboo00camp.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 B2|AF3F3E TF3EF2B2|AF3F3D TE3DE2B2|AF3F3D d3ef3e|d3BA3F E3DE2:| |:B2|AF3d3A B3Ad3B|AF3d3A B3AB2d2|AF3E3D d3ef3e|d3BA3F E3DE2:| |:b2|af3f3e f3ef2b2|af3f3d e3de2b2|af3f3d d3gf3e|d3B dBAF E3DE2:| |:B2|AF3d3A B3Ad3B|AF3d3A TB3AB2d2|AF3E3D d3ef3e|fedB dBAF TE3DE2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|D,4D,4D,4D,4|D,4D,4A,4A,4|D,4D,4 F,3G,A,3G,|G,4[D,4F,4][A,,6A,6]:| |:z2|D,4D,4D,4D,4|D,4D,4D,4D,4|D,4D,4 F,3G,A,3G,|F,3G, F,4 [A,,6A,6:| |:z2|D4D4D4D4|D4D4A,4A,4|D4D4 F,3B,A,3G,|F,3G,G,2F,2 [A,,6A,6]:| |:z2|D,4D,4 [G,,4D,4][G,,4D,4]|[F,,4D,4][F,,4D,4][G,,4D,4][G,,4D,4]|F,A,3G,3F, F,3G,A,3G,|F,2G,2G,2F,2 [A,,6A,6]:|

X:1 T:Ruffan’s Rant, The T:Roy’s Wife M:2/4 L:1/8 R: S:The Buttery Manuscript (early 19th century, No. 477) 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:D B|A>F F<D|F>EFB|A<F F<D|E>DEB|A>FE>D|d>ef>e|d>BAF|E>DE:| |:b|a>fTf>e|Tf>ef>b|a>fTf>d|e>deb|a>ff>e|d>eTf>e|(d/c/B/A/) d>F|E>DEB| A>Fd>A|TB>Ad>A|TB>Ad>A|B>AB>d|A>FE>D|d>eTf>e|d>BA>F|E>DE:|]

X:1 T:Ruffian's Rant, The M:C L:1/8 B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|A<FF>E F>EF<B|A<FF>D E>DE<F|A>FE>D d>ef>e| d>B A/B/d/F/ E>DE<:| |:G|F>Ad>A B>Ad>A|F>Ad>A B>AB<d|A>FE>D d>ef>e|{c}d>B A/B/d/F/ E>DE<:| |:b|a<ff>e f>ef<b|A<ff>d e>de<f|a>fe>f d>ef>e|d>B A/B/d/F/ E>DE<:| B|A<Fd>A B/c/A/G/ d>B|A<Fd>A B>AB<d|B/A/G/f/ G/F/E/D/ d>ef>e|d>B A/B/d/F/ E>DE>G| (3FAA (3dAA (3BAA (3dAA|(3FAA (3dAA (3BAA (3Bcd|(3BAG (3FED (3fag (3fge|(3dcB (3AG E>DE<||

X:1 T:Ruffians’ Rant, The M:C L:1/16 R:”Scotch Reel” B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists, B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs, B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, p. 60) N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A B2|AF3TF3E F3EFB3|A3FF3[DE] E3DE2B2|AF3F3D d3ef3e|d3BTA3F TE3D E2:| |:B2|AF3d3A B3Ad3B|AF3 d3A TB3AB3c|GF3TF3D d3ef3d|B3d A3F E3D F2:| |:b2|af3f3e Tf3efb3|af3 Tf3d Tf3deb3|af3 Tf3e e3gf3e|d3B dBAF TE3D E2:| |:B2|AF3dF3 F3BA2F2|AF3 dF3 TB2A2B2c2|AF3ED3 Td3ef3e|(fe)(eB) (eB)(AF) TE3D E2G2| A(FEF) d(FEF) A(FEF) d(FEF)|A(FEF) d(FEF) TB3AB3d|A2F2TE3D d3ef2d2|e2B2d2F2 TE3D E2B2|| AF3 TF3E TF3E Fd3|AF3 TF3D TE3D E2B2|A3F3A d3ef3e|FF3F3A E3DE2:| |:B2|A3Fd3c d3cd3B|AF3 d3A TB3AB2f2|AF3F3D d3ef2d2|B3dA3F TE3DE2:|]