Down the Bank

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 Theme code Index    5233 5222
 Also known as    Down the Banks, Down with the Peebles, Farewell to Brickyard, Ye’re Welcome Charlie Stuart
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Vickers
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:William Vickers' music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 502
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1770
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Down the Bank M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian music manuscript collection (No. 502) K:D B|AFED FGFB|AFED EFEB|AFED defe|dBAF D/D/D D:| |:B|AFdF ABdB|AFdF BcdB|AFED defe|dBAF D/D/D D:| |:a|f/f/f fa fgfa|f/f/f fa efeg|fedc defe|dBAF D/D/D D:||


X: 1 T:Queen Ru...? House. JBa.28 T:Down the Bank,aka. JBa.28 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=90 S:Joseph Barnes MS,Carlisle,1762. R:.reel O:England A:Carlisle N:1 - not shown as triplet in MS Z:vmp.C.Graebe. K:D major B | AFED (G2 GB) | AFED E/E/E EB | AFED BcdB |\ AFdF D/D/D D :|! |: e | defd gfed | defd ecBA | defd gfeg |\ "1"((3fga) Ac d3d |]


X:2 T:Down the Banks M:C| L:1/8 S:John Sutherland manuscript ("Music for the Bagpipe", c. 1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmix d|(AF)E2 D (G2G/)d/|(AF) E2D (E2 E/)d|(AF)E2 D d2e|fe dB d/F/ E2E:| |:d|AFdF AFdF|AFdF (E2 e)d|(AF)E2 d d2e|fedB d/F/ E2E:| |:b|af ed (g2g)b|afed (e2e)b|a<fed d3e|fe dB d/F/ E2E:||


X:1 T:Down the Banks M:C L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 295, p. 80) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n95/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D dB|AFFD G2 GB|AFFD FDEF|AGFE Dgfe|dB AF E2E2|| AFdF AF F2|AFdF A2 AB|AGFE Dgfe|dBAF E2E2||


X:1 T:Down the Bank M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection, S:vol. 3, p. 95. Mid-19th century, County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d2|AG FD F2 Fd|AG FD E2E2|AG FD defe|dc AF E2E2:| |:AFdF AFdF|AFdF B2B2|AFAB defe|dcAF E2E2:| |:affd f2f2|affd e2e2|affd defe|dcAF E2E2:|]