Over the Hills and Far Away (2)

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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H6 1H1H4H2H
 Also known as    Fad as thar nam Beann, Jack the Piper
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 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
 History    ENGLAND(North East)
 Structure    AB, AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Henry Atkinson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Henry Atkinson's music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 105, p. 102
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1694
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Over The Hills And Far Away. HA.105 M:C L:1/8 Q:1/2=90 S:Henry Atkinson's original MS,Hartburn,N'umberland,1694. O:England A:Hartburn,Northumberland N:cf Pills To Purge Melancholy,1719.also Walsh CD, 1719.CGP H:1/8 Z:vmp.Chris Partington.Jan.2004 K:C GA|c3d cded|c2A2-A2GA|c3d cdec|f2d2-d2GA|! c3d cded|c2A2A2c2|G3A GABc|e2d2-d2||! ef|g3a gede|c2A2-A2ef|g3a gedc|a2d2-d2ef|! gfga gede|c2A2A2c2|G3A GAcd|e2d2-d2|]


X:1 T:Over the Hills and Far Away [2] M:C L:1/8 N:Atkinson entered it twice, in slightly different versions S:Henry Atkinson's original MS, Hartburn, Northumberland (1694, p. 26) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C GA|c3d cded|c2A4 GA|c3d cdec|f2(d2d2)cA| c3d cded|c2A2A2c2|G3A GAcd|e2(d2d2)|| ef|gfga gede|c2(A2A2) ef|gfga gedc|e2(d2d2) ef| gfga gede|c2A2A2c2|G3A GAcd|e2 (d2d2)||


X:1 T:Over the Hills and Far Away [2] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 7 (1760, p. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmix A|defe defe}{e}d2B2 TB3A|defe defd|g2 (fe) e3f| defe defe|{e}d2 (cB) g3d|TB2 (AG) A2B2|g2 (fe) e3:| |:f|a3b (af)(ef)|{e}d2 (^cB) B2 (fg)|a3b (af)(ed)|{ef}g2 (fe) e2 (fg)| afab afef|{e}d2 (^cB) g4|TB2 (AG) A2B2|g2 (fe) e2:| |:f|(d/e/f) Af (d/e/f) Af|d2B2 TB3A|(d/e/f) Af dfad|b2e2 Te3f| (d/e/f) Af (d/e/f) Af|d2B2 g3d|cBAG ABba|f2e2 e3:| |:(fg)|(af)(ba) f3e|{e}d2 (BA) B2 (fg)|(af)(ba) Tf2 (ed)|(ba)(gf) e2 (fg)| (3aba (3gag (3fgf (3efe|(dB)(af) g3d|TB2 (AG)|(AB)(ba)|Tf2e2e2:|]


X:2 T:Over the Hills and Far Away [2] M:4/4 L:1/8 B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English Irish and Foreign B:Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DE | G3A B>ABA | G2E2E2 DE | G3A GABG | B2A2A2 DE | G3A GABA | G2E2 c4 | E2D2 (DE)(GA) | B2 A2 A2 :| |: Bc | d3e dcBA | G2 E2E2 Bc | d3e dBAG | B2A2 A2 Bc | d3e dcBA | G2E2 c4 | E2D2 DEGA B2A2 A2 :| |: DE | GABA GABA | G2E2E2 DE | GABA GABG | B2 A2A2 DE | GABA GABG | AGFE c4 | E2D2 DEGA | B2A2A2 :| |: Bc | dgfe dBAB | G2E2E2 Bc | dbfe dBAG | B2A2A2 Bc | dgfe dcBA | G2 E2 c4 | E2D2 DEGA | B2A2A2 :|]


X:1 T:O'er the Hills and far Awa [2] M:C L:1/8 S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 515) 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:G DE|G3A G>ABA|G2E2 E2 DE|G3A GABG|B2A2A2 DE| G3A GABA|G2E2 Tc4|E2D2 (DE)(GA)|B2A2A2:| Bc|d3e dcBA|G2E2E2 Bc|d3e dBAG|B2A2A2 Bc| d3e dcBA|E2D2 Tc4|E2D2 DEGA|B2A2A2:| |:DE|GABA GABA|G2E2 E2 DE|GABA GABG|B2A2A2 DE| GABA GABG|AGFE Tc4|E2D2 DEGA|B2A2A2:| |:Bc|dgfe dBAB|G2E2E2 Bc|dgfe dBAG|B2A2A2 Bc| dgfe dcBA|G2E2Tc4|E2D2 DEGA|B2A2A2:|]


X:3 T:O'er the Hills & Far Away [2] (Old Scotch) M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:"Allegretto" R:Country Dance B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 56) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|dfdf|dBBA|dfdf|geeA|dfdf|Bd g2| BA/G/ AB|gee||f/g/|a>b a/g/f/e/ |dBBf| a>b b/a/g/f/|ge ef/g/|a>b a/g/f/e/|dB g2|BA/G/ AB|gee||


X: 1 T:O'er The Hills And Far Away. JaW.005 T:Over The Hills,etc..aka. JaW.005 M:2/4 Q:1/4=100 L:1/8 S:James Winder Ms, Lancashire, 1835-41 R:.Air O:England A:Wyresdale,Lancashire Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Aug 2004 K:G A|dfdf|dBBA|dfdf|geeA|! dfdf|dBg2|B(A/G/) AB|gee:|! "qu's"f/g/|ab a/g/f/e/|dBBf|ab b/a/g/f/|ge ef/g/|! ab "qu's"a/g/f/e/|dBg2|BA/G/ AB|gee|]


X:1 T:Fad as, thar nam Beann T:Over the hills and far away [2] M:C L:1/8 R:March B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 97) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D AB|d2 de defd|e2 dB B<BAB|d2 de defd|f3e e2dB| d2 de defd|e2 dB d2e2|AAAB ABde|f3 e e2:| |:fg|a2 ag f2 ef|d d2B B B2g|a2 ag f2 ed|f3e e2 fg| a2 ag f2 ed|e2 dB d2e2|AAAB ABde|f3e e2:|]


X:1 T:Over the hills and far away [2] M:4/4 L:1/8 S:M.E. Eames music manuscript book, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 178) S:http://archive.org/details/MEEamesBook N:Eames was perhaps from Philadelphia Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A2|defe defe|d2B2B2A2|defe defg|a2e2e2A2| defe defe|d2B g4|B2 AG A2B2|g2e2e2:| |:fg|a3b agfe|d2B2B2 fg|a3b agfe|b2e2e2 fg| a3b agfe|d2B2 g4|B2 AG A2B2|g2e2e2:|]


X:1 T:Over the Hills and Far Away [2] M:4/4 L:1/8 S:Capt. F. O'Neill Z:Paul Kinder R:March K:D AB|d3 e defe|d2 B2 B2 AB|d3 e defd|f2 e2 e2 AB| d3 e defe|d2 B2 B2 d2|ABAG ABde|f2 e2 e2|| fg|a3 b afef|d2 B2 B2 fg|a3 g f2 ed|f2 e2 e2 fg| a3 b afef|d2 B2 g3 B|A2 AB ABde|f2 e2 e2||