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Thread #123700 Message #2726286
Posted By: Tootler
18-Sep-09 - 05:14 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Burns' Farewell
Subject: RE: Burns' Farewell as a song air?
The Fiddler's companion says this:
AKA and see "The Parting Glass." Irish (?), Air (4/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The title refers to the Scots poet Robert Burns, who wrote his song "The Parting Glass" to the tune. Source for notated version: J. Kennedy [O'Neill]. Colclough (Tutor for the Irish Union Pipes), c. 1830; pg. 19. Howe (Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon), 1843; pg. 4. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 146. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 269, pg. 47.
It also includes two abc's:
X:1 T:Burn's Farewell M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air N:"Moderate" S:O'Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No, 269 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A Minor ed | c2A2A2 GE | c2e2d2 ^cd | e2e2 d2 ^cd | e2G2G2 ed | c2A2A2 GE | c2e2d2^cd | e2a2 gede | c2A2A2 :: e^f | g2a2g2 ^fg | a2g2g2 ag | =f2e2d2 ^cd | e2G2G2 ed | c2A2A2 GE | c2e2d2 ^cd | e2a2 gede | c2A2A2 :|
X:2 T:Burns' Farewell to Ayrshire M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:Howe – Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon (1843) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin ed | c2 A2 A2 GA | c2c2d2 cd | e2e2 efed | c2A2A2 :: ef | g2g2g2 fe | a2g2g2 fe | f2e2d2c2 | g2G2G2 ed | c2A2 A2 GA | c2c2 d2 cd | e2e2 efed | c2A2A2 :|