Tune Req: A Song of Patriotic Prejudice

Subject: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Barbara
Date: 16 Feb 99 - 03:02 PM

I can remember the tune to the chorus, but the verse melody has blown right out of my head, along with all that other stuff I wanted to remember...
Anyone help me out with the melody line?
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Barbara
Date: 16 Feb 99 - 03:06 PM

Before anyone posts me the words let me hasten to add, they are in the database.

Subject: RE: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Songbird
Date: 18 Feb 99 - 03:05 AM

I have created a WAV file of the tune, let me know where you want it sent, FTP'd or what. Its only 500k.

Subject: RE: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Barbara
Date: 18 Feb 99 - 07:21 AM

I'll give it a shot. Sometimes I can open WAVs, sometimes not. Can you send it as an attachment to my email? I'm [e-mail] Or as a MIDI?
I'm afraid I don't know how to do FTP myself. I have certainly used it online to download programs when the links were there. I also have ICQ, and it allows file transfers. Any of this help, Songbird?
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Susan A-R
Date: 18 Feb 99 - 10:17 PM

That one was going through my head last week, particularly the line about the Americans cheering when they've won, and practicing beforehand and ruining the fun. I've heard a rumor, by the way, that there is a pretty complete Flanders and Swann song book out there. Anyone else heard about this, or where to acquire it. I do have a recording Barbara, "Best of Flanders and Swann; Trumpet of Delight" on EMI. I'm awful at the technical stuff, but I suppose I could sing it over the phone if you REALLY got desparate.

Susan

Subject: RE: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Barbara
Date: 19 Feb 99 - 12:06 PM

Thanks, but naw, I probably need to just get the book or CD and indulge.
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Penny
Date: 20 Feb 99 - 05:56 PM

I thought it was the Germans who did the practising beforehand - or did Flanders and Swann do a different version in the states?

Subject: RE: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Alex
Date: 20 Feb 99 - 10:17 PM

There is a boxed set of "The Complete Flanders and Swann" available on CD containing "At the drop of a hat", "At the drop of another hat" and "The bestiary of Flanders and Swann" with a 36-page booklet. EMI is the producer and the #s CDFSB1 and CDS7974642 are on the box.

Subject: Tune Add: A SONG OF PATRIOTIC PREJUDICE
From: Barbara
Date: 01 Mar 99 - 08:01 PM

Songbird shipped me WAV of this (that right, Michael?) and I've transcribed it and converted it with Alan's spiffy program. Here it is:
(Blessings, Barbara)

MIDI file: english.mid

Timebase: 240

TimeSig: 6/8 36 8
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Start
0600 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 63 080 0096 0 63 064 0024 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 60 080 0192 0 60 064 0048 1 63 080 0096 0 63 064 0024 1 63 080 0096 0 63 064 0024 1 60 080 0096 0 60 064 0024 1 63 080 0096 0 63 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 70 080 0192 0 70 064 0048 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 63 080 0096 0 63 064 0024 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 60 080 0096 0 60 064 0024 1 58 080 0192 0 58 064 0768 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 63 080 0096 0 63 064 0024 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 63 080 0096 0 63 064 0024 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 60 080 0096 0 60 064 0024 1 58 080 0288 0 58 064
End

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ABC format:

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M:6/8
Q:1/4=100
K:C
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Subject: RE: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Songbird
Date: 04 Mar 99 - 03:19 AM

Barbara,

please share how you converted the WAV to MIDI. This has eluded me for some time. What is Alan's software???

Thanks

Subject: RE: Tune wanted: The English (Flanders and Swann)
From: Barbara
Date: 08 Mar 99 - 07:20 PM

Ah, Songbird. I converted the MIDI file to the information in red and the ABC file with the clever program written by Alan (Foster) of Australia. It is free and there is a clickable link to it in the middle of the above conversion. You can use the program to download all those cute red numbers and turn them into a MIDI file (as well as vice versa).
However, I think you are asking how I converted the WAV you shipped me to a MIDI file, and the software I used for that is between my ears.
Blessings,
Barbara
Sorry to be slow in answering; I've been away for a few days.