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 Theme code Index    5H5H5H2H 2H2H66
 Also known as    Birks of Envermay, Birks of Invermay (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Thomson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Orpheus Caledonius vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 43, p. 177
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1733
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Birks of Endermay, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air B: William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 43, p. 177) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91482038 N:Thomson (c. 1695-1753) was a Scottish singer and folk song collector N:who lived in London for most of his adult career. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion P:Vocal setting: K:A cd|e3f ec BA|BAB c F3 A|E>FE C E2 AE|C2 E>F E2 cd| e3a ec BA|dc BA F3A|E>FE C E2 AB|c2 B>A A2:| |:ED|C3E FEF A|BAB c F3f|e>fe d/c/ dc BA|{Bc}d2 cB B3e| ce fg {g}a3f|ec BA F2 cB|AF EC E2 A>B|c2 B>A A2:|] P:"For the German Flute" K:D fg|a3b afed|edef B3d|A>BAF A2 dA|F2 A>B A2 fg| a3b afed|gfed B3d|A>BAF A2 de|f2 Te>d d2:| |:AG|F3A BABd|edef B3b|a>bag/f/ gfed|{ef}g2 fe e3a| fabc' d'3b|afed B2 fe|dBAF A2 de|f2 Te>d d2:|]


X:1 T:Berks of Endermay, The M:C L:1/8 B:Burk Thumoth - Twelve Scotch and Twelve Irish Airs with Variations (London, 1742, No. 1, p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D f>g|a3b afTed|{f}Te>de>f {c}B3d|A>BA>F (AB/c/) dA|F>GAB {B}TA2 f>g| {b}Ta3b (afed)|ggfed {c}TB2 f>e|d>B A>F A2 d>e|{f}Te3d d4:| |:A>G|{G}TF3A (B>AB>d)|Te>de>f {c}B3b|Ta>ba>f g>fTe>d|e>fg>f {f}Te3a| f>ab>c' d'3b|a>fe>d {c}TB2 fe|(dBAF) A2 de|{f}Te3d d4:| "Piano" f>g|a3b (b/a/g/f/) (g/f/e/d/)|(e/f/g/a/) (b/a/g/f/) [c}TB2 f>e|(d/e/d/B/) AF (AB/c/) dA| F>GA>B {B}TA2 f>g|a3 {bd'}d' (b/a/g/f/ ) (g/f/e/d)|e>f (3f/e/d/ (3f/e/d/ {c}TB2 f>e| .d/.c/.B/.A/ .G/.F/.E/.D/ AB/c/ .d/D/.e/E/|[f}e3d d4:| |:A>G|{G}TF3A B>A (B/A/B/d/)|e>f (3gfe (3fed {c}B3b|a>b a/b/a/f/ .g.f.e.d|(e/f/g/a/) (b/g/f/g/) {f}Te3a| (f/d/e/f/) (g/a/b/c'/) d'2 c'>b|(b/a/g/f/) g/f/e/d/ {c}TB2 f>e|.d/.c/.B/.A/ G/F/E/D/ (3A/B/A/ B/c/ de|Te3d d4:||


X:1 T:Birks of Envermay, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air N:”Slow” B:Francis Barsanti – “Collection of Old Scots Tunes” (Edinburgh, 1742, p. 8) F: https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/b/b0/IMSLP94625-PMLP194938-Barsanti_A_Collection_of_Old_Scots_Tunes.pdf N:Francis Barsanti (1690-1775) was an Italian flautist, oboist and composer who spent N:most of his life in London and Edinburgh. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A V:1 (cd)|{cd}e3f (ec)(BA)|T>BABc F3A|E>FEC E2 A>E|C2 E>FE2 (A/B/c/d/)| e3f (ec)T(BA)|(dc)T(BA) F3A|E>FEC E2 A>B|Jc2 T(B>A) A2:| |:E>D|C3E F>EFA|TB>AB>c F3f|e>fec (dc)T(BA)|{Bc}d2 T(c2{Bc}B3) e| cefg a3f|(ec)T(BA) F2 TcB|AFTEC E2 A>B|Jc2 T(B>A) A2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|A,,B,,C,D, C,2 zF,|B,,2C,2 F,G,A,F,|G,3A, G,CF,G,|A,B,CD E2z2| A,,B,,C,D, C,2 zF,|B,,2C,2 F,G,A,F,|G,3A, E,D,C,D,|E,2E,,2A,,2:| |:z2|A,B,CA, D,3C,|B,,2C,,2 F,G,A,F,|G,3A, F,E,D,C,|B,,G,,A,,A, E,F,G,E,| A,3B, CB,CD|C3 C, D,2E,2|F,2 G,A, E,D,C,D,|E,2E,,2A,,2:|


X:1 T:Berks of Endermay, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (d/e/f/g/)|a3b af(e>d)|(e>d)(e>f) B3d|A>BAF A2 (D>E)|F2 (A>B) A2 (f>g)| a3d’ (a<f) T(e>d)|(gfed) B3d|A>BAF A2 (d>e)|{de}f2 Te>d d2:| |:(A>G)|{G}TF3A BABd|Tedef B3b|ab a(g/f/) {ef}gfT(ed)|(e/f/g/a/) Tf>e e3a| fabc' {c'}d'3b|{b}af{f}ed B2 T(f>e)|(dc/B/) A(G/F/) A2 (d>e)|{de}f2 T(e>d) d2:|]