Tune Req: Roslin Castle

07 Nov 99 - 11:06 AM (#132841)
Subject: Roslin Castle
From: Elaine

Hi,

Does anyone know where I can find the tune 'Roslin Castle', which Old Blind Dogs have recorded on their 'The World's Ruin' album on Green Linnet Records?

Thanks

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07 Nov 99 - 11:08 AM (#132844)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Roslin Castle
From: Elaine

Oops! The album was actually 'The World's Room' !

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07 Nov 99 - 02:46 PM (#132899)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Roslin Castle
From: Bruce O.

There are two songs to the tune in 'The Scots Musical Museum'. For earlier copies of the tune see the Scots tune index on my website (www.erols.com/olsonw). Said to have been a favorite funeral march in the U.S. in the 1st half of the 19th century, according to a book on American Martial music that I once saw.

X:1
T:Roslin Castle
S:Scots Musical Museum, #8, (1787)
Q:120
L:1/8
M:C
K:Cm
E3/2D/|c2G3/2A/ G2FG|AGF E D2E3/2D/|C2c3/2d/e2dc|\
=B3/2c/d B G2FG|AG FE D2E3/2F/|GE DC{c/}=B2cd|\
ec d=B cG F3/2G/|E2D3/2C/C2||G2|\
c2cd e2 dc|g3/2f/ ef {e/}d2c=B|cG cde2dc|\
g3/2f/ e/g/f/e/ {e/}d2FG|AG FE D2EF|GE DC {c/}=B2cd|\
ec d=B =cGF G|E2D3/2C/C2|]

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08 Nov 99 - 12:20 PM (#133235)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Roslin Castle
From: Elaine

Thank you so much, Bruce!

That's a terrific collection you have! I appreciate your dedication.

Elaine

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08 Nov 99 - 01:27 PM (#133249)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Roslin Castle
From: Bruce O.

James Oswald published the tune more than once, and after he died his relatives claimed that he composed it. However he did not claim it in any publication, and the claim has been discounted by music historians. The first song in SMM commences "Twas in that season of the year' and appeared soon after the tune did, and just might be the origianl song for the tune. [But it's nothing like a folk song.]

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08 Nov 99 - 01:27 PM (#133250)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Roslin Castle
From: Bruce O.

James Oswald published the tune more than once, and after he died his relatives claimed that he composed it. However he did not claim it in any publication, and the claim has been discounted by music historians. The first song in SMM commences "Twas in that season of the year' and appeared soon after the tune did, and just might be the origianl song for the tune. [But it's nothing like a folk song.]

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