Nancy's to the Greenwood Gone

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 Theme code Index    5554 4266
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 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Theophilus Cibber
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Patie and Peggy
 Tune and/or Page number    Air VIII
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1730
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Nancy's to the Greenwood Gone M:C| L:1/8 R:Air B:Cibber - Patie and Peggy (1730, Air VIII) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmix G|G3A G2 (FE)|(FE)(DC) A3c|G3A (GA)(GE)|(G3A) c2 (cd)| (ed)(cA) (cA)(GE)|(FE)(DC) A3c|G3A (GA) (cE)|(G3A) c2|| (GA)|c2e2e2 (de)|(fe)(dc) A2 (GA)|c3d (ed)(ec)|(f2g/a/) g3a| (ga)(gf) e2 (de)|(fe)(dc) A2f2|(e/f/g) G2 (GA)(GE)|G4 c2||


X:14 T:Nancy is to the Greenwood gone. SenH.014 C:in Hand B (Humph. Senhouse) Q:1/4=100 M:C L:1/8 C:"Ed. Stanley" B:Humphrey Senhouse MS, 1747, Cumberland Z:Village Music Project 2017 Anne Wride K:Ador A3BA2GF | (GF)(ED) B3d | A3B ABdD | A4 d3A | B2 (Bc/d/) A2GF | (GF)(ED) B3d | A3B ABAE | A6 d2 || AB | d2f2-f2ef | (gf)(ed)B2(AB) | d2f2 (gf)(ed) | "^tr"g4a3b | a2f2-f2ef | gfed B2 g2 | fga2 ABAF | A6d2 |] W:Nancy's to the Greenwood gone, so hear the ? shattering? W:And Willie he has followed her, to gain her love by flattering W:But a Chat he could say or no, She g? to scorned at him??? W:And ay when he began to woo, She bad turn round ? ? him. W:(Note: Also in John Rook manuscript collection (1840, Waverly, Cumbria)


X:1 T:Nancy’s to the Green Wood gane M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 1 (1760, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A3B A2 (GF)|(GF)(ED) B3d|A3B ABdF|A4 d3A| B2 (B/c/d) TA2 GF|(GF)(ED) B3d|A3B dBAF|A4 d2:| |:A|d2f2{g}f2 (ef)|(gf)(ed) B2 (AB)|d2f2 (gf)(ed)|Tf4 a3b| a2f2 (gf)(ef)|(gf)(ed) B2g2|(fg) a2 (AB)AF|A4 d2:| |:e|(fe)(dc) B2 (B/c/d)|(AF)T(ED) B3c|dABd FAdF|A4 d3e| fdeB dABd|DEFA B2 (dB)|A3B dBAF|A4 d2:| |:A|d2 (fg) afTed|bagf {f}e3A|dfeg fadg|f4 a3 (g/f/)| gbeg fadf|(gf)(ed) B2 (fg)|a2A2 (d<B)(A<F)|A4 d2:|]


X:1 T:Nancy's to the Green Wood gane, with Variations M:C L:1/8 Z:Air B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A3B A2 (GF)|(GF)T(ED) B3d|A3B ABdF|TA4 d3A| B2 B/c/d {B}A2 (GF)|(GF)T(ED) B3d|A3B (A>B)(A>F)|A4 d2:| |:A>B|d2f2{g}f2 (ef)|(gf)T(ed) B2 A>B|d2f2 (gf)(ed)|Tf3g a3b| a2f2 {g}f2 ef|(gf)T(ed) B2g2|fg a2 (A>B)(AF)|F4 d2:| |:A3B {B}A2 (GF)|(G/4F/2<E) (F/4E/2<D) B3d|(AF)(AB) (AB/c/) dF|TA4 d3A| B2 (B/c/d) {B}A2 (GF)|(E/F/G/F/) (E/F/E/D/) B3d|A>FA>B (AB)(AF)|TA4 d2:| |:A>B|d2f2 (f/e/)(f/g/) (f/g/e/f/)|(g/f/g/f/) (e/f/e/d/) BdAB|d2f2 (g/4f/2<e) (f/4e/2<d)| Tf3g a3b|a2f2 (fg/)f/ ef|(g/f/g/f/) (e/f/e/d/) B2g2|(fg) a2 A(B/c/) (dF)|TA4d2:|]


X:1 T:Nancy’s to the Greenwood gane M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 32) N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A3B A2 (GF)|GFED B3d|A3B ABdF|A4 d3A| B2 (B/c/d) A2 GF|GFED B3d|A3B dBAF|A4 d3:| |:A|d2f2 {g}f2 ef|(gf)(ed) B2 (AB)|d2f2 (gf)(ed)|f4 a3b| A2f2 gfef|gfed B2g2|fga2 ABAF|A4 d2:| |:e|fedc B2 B/c/d|AFED B3c|dABd FAdF|A4 d3e| fdeB dABd|DEFA B2 dB|A3B dBAF|A4 d3:| |:A|d2 fg afed|bagf e3A|dfeg fadg|f4 a3 g/f/| gbeg fadf|gfed B2 fg|a2 A2 d<BA<F|A4 d2:|]