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Chris Partington: Colin Hume

2013-06-09T12:28:00Z

Colin Hume

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	With Acknowledgement to the late Malcolm Douglas.		With Acknowledgement to the late Malcolm Douglas.
	--[[User:JohnnyAdams\|JohnnyAdams]] 19:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)		--[[User:JohnnyAdams\|JohnnyAdams]] 19:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

			'''Colin Hume''' has carried out a thorough investigation of the dance notation and the dances, with his interpretations, on [http://www.colinhume.com/deashover.htm his website].


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			REFERRED TO AS "ASH" IN VMP CODE.

			First inscribed page:-
			"A Book Of Tunes
			Joshua Harrison, David Wall, 1762"

			Second inscribed page:-
			"David Wall, His Book, 1775"

			This item is a brief manuscript tune book, containing 16 dance tunes,
			and instructions for dances with them.
			Many of the tunes found their way into the repertoire of The New Victory Band
			and thus into general currency in the late 1970's, early ‘80s in England.
			Five of the tunes were published by the Sheffield branch of the EFDSS in 1927.
			with an interpretation of the dances and piano accompaniment.

			Most pages contain dance instructions in the stylised manner of the printed
			collections of the period, which I have not attempted to reproduce.
			However, an earlier researcher has provided an interpretation of most of the
			dances, who's faithfulness to the original I am not qualified.. etc, etc.
			These interpretations are very similar to but not identical with the above
			mentioned EFDSS interpretations.

			The tunes are all clearly written and presented no difficulties in transcription.

			Chris Partington


	The '''Ashover Manuscript''' is attributed to Joshua Harrison and David Wall. Nothing is yet known about Harrison but David Wall was a bassoon player. There is a memorial plaque at [http://www.derbyshireuk.net/ashover_church.html All Saints' Church, Ashover], which appears from time to time in anthologies of epitaphs. It reads something like-		The '''Ashover Manuscript''' is attributed to Joshua Harrison and David Wall. Nothing is yet known about Harrison but David Wall was a bassoon player. There is a memorial plaque at [http://www.derbyshireuk.net/ashover_church.html All Saints' Church, Ashover], which appears from time to time in anthologies of epitaphs. It reads something like-

Chris Partington: Added links and rearranged text

2012-10-12T13:59:55Z

Added links and rearranged text

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	~~[[Tune Manuscripts List]]~~		The '''Ashover Manuscript''' is attributed to Joshua Harrison and David Wall. Nothing is yet known about Harrison but David Wall was a bassoon player. There is a memorial plaque at [http://www.derbyshireuk.net/ashover_church.html All Saints' Church, Ashover], which appears from time to time in anthologies of epitaphs. It reads something like-

	The ''Ashover Manuscript'' is attributed to Joshua Harrison and David Wall. Nothing is yet known about Harrison but David Wall was a bassoon player. There is a memorial plaque at [http://www.derbyshireuk.net/ashover_church.html All Saints' Church, Ashover], which appears from time to time in anthologies of epitaphs. It reads something like-

	<i>To the memory of David Wall<br>		<i>To the memory of David Wall<br>
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	To an extensive musical acquaintance.<br>		To an extensive musical acquaintance.<br>
	His social life closed on the 4th Dec. 1796. in his 57th year. </i>		His social life closed on the 4th Dec. 1796. in his 57th year. </i>


	There are dance instructions and tunes for:		There are dance instructions and tunes for:
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	* [[Roman Reel]]		* [[Roman Reel]]
	* [[Rockingham Reel]]		* [[Rockingham Reel]]


			[http://archive.org/details/AshoverHarrisonWall18thcMusicDanceManuscriptBook PDFs at Internet Archive]

			[http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/a.htm The tunes] only are transcribed at the [http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/ Village Music Project].


	'''Five Country Dances ''together with their tunes''''' was published by the Sheffield branch of the English Folk Dance Society in 1927 (a few years prior to amalgamation with the Folk-Song Society) containing the following dances, with facsimiles from the MS:		'''Five Country Dances ''together with their tunes''''' was published by the Sheffield branch of the English Folk Dance Society in 1927 (a few years prior to amalgamation with the Folk-Song Society) containing the following dances, with facsimiles from the MS:
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	* The Black Boy		* The Black Boy

	~~It was apparently reprinted~~ in ~~1936 and again some time after the war~~, ~~the final edition being a pamphlet without the facsimiles and with Major O'Flacherty's Jig omitted. From comments made on the ECD list some years ago~~, ~~it appears that the transcribed dance instructions may not correspond very closely to the originals.~~		A brief notice appeared in EFDS News, number 16, February 1928, 87-8:

	~~[http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/a.htm~~ The ~~tunes] only are transcribed at the [http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/ Village Music Project]~~.		<blockquote>''The "Ashover" Country Dances.''

	~~A brief notice appeared in EFDS News~~, ~~number 16~~, ~~February 1928~~, ~~87-8:~~		The Sheffield Branch of the E.F.D.S. has published five Country Dances, transcribed from David Wall's manuscript, Ashover (Derbyshire), 1764. The publication contains facsimiles of the original manuscript together with the notation of the dances as transcribed by members of the Branch and the music arranged by G. F. Linfoot. The book is published at 4s. and can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary of the Branch, Miss H. Mawson, 80, Kenbourne Road, Sharrow, Sheffield.</blockquote>

	''~~'The "Ashover" Country Dances~~.~~'''~~		It was apparently reprinted in 1936 and again some time after the war, the final edition being a pamphlet without the facsimiles and with Major O'Flacherty's Jig omitted. From comments made on the ECD list some years ago, it appears that the transcribed dance instructions may not correspond very closely to the originals.

	The Sheffield Branch of the E.F.D.S. has published five Country Dances, transcribed from David Wall's manuscript, Ashover (Derbyshire), 1764. The publication contains facsimiles of the original manuscript together with the notation of the dances as transcribed by members of the Branch and the music arranged by G. F. Linfoot. The book is published at 4s. and can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary of the Branch, Miss H. Mawson, 80, Kenbourne Road, Sharrow, Sheffield.

	With Acknowledgement to the late Malcolm Douglas.		With Acknowledgement to the late Malcolm Douglas.
	--[[User:JohnnyAdams\|JohnnyAdams]] 19:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)		--[[User:JohnnyAdams\|JohnnyAdams]] 19:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

			Back to [[Tune Manuscripts List]]

			Back to [[Books published since about 1900 containing mainly tunes from the English repertoire\|Books]]

JohnnyAdams: back link added

2010-06-11T22:37:27Z

back link added

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			[[Tune Manuscripts List]]

	The ''Ashover Manuscript'' is attributed to Joshua Harrison and David Wall. Nothing is yet known about Harrison but David Wall was a bassoon player. There is a memorial plaque at [http://www.derbyshireuk.net/ashover_church.html All Saints' Church, Ashover], which appears from time to time in anthologies of epitaphs. It reads something like-		The ''Ashover Manuscript'' is attributed to Joshua Harrison and David Wall. Nothing is yet known about Harrison but David Wall was a bassoon player. There is a memorial plaque at [http://www.derbyshireuk.net/ashover_church.html All Saints' Church, Ashover], which appears from time to time in anthologies of epitaphs. It reads something like-

JohnnyAdams: Added Roman Reel

2009-09-13T17:59:12Z

Added Roman Reel

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	* [[Russian Dance]]		* [[Russian Dance]]
	* [[Major O'Flacherty]]		* [[Major O'Flacherty]]
			* [[Roman Reel]]
	* [[Rockingham Reel]]		* [[Rockingham Reel]]

JohnnyAdams: Typo correction

2009-09-13T17:18:19Z

Typo correction

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	* [[Bonny Cate]]		* [[Bonny Cate]]
	* [[Duchess of Hamilton's Rant,The\|The Duchess of Hamilton's Rant]]		* [[Duchess of Hamilton's Rant,The\|The Duchess of Hamilton's Rant]]
	* [[Scotch ~~Ramble~~,The\|The Scotch ~~Ramble~~]]		* [[Scotch Bamble,The\|The Scotch Bamble]]
	* [[Harper's Frolick]]		* [[Harper's Frolick]]
	* [[London]]		* [[London]]

JohnnyAdams at 21:45, 8 September 2009

2009-09-08T21:45:28Z

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	There are dance instructions and tunes for:		There are dance instructions and tunes for:

	* The Black Boy		* [[Black Boy,The\|The Black Boy]]
	* Bonny Cate		* [[Bonny Cate]]
	* The Duchess of Hamilton's Rant		* [[Duchess of Hamilton's Rant,The\|The Duchess of Hamilton's Rant]]
	* The Scotch Ramble		* [[Scotch Ramble,The\|The Scotch Ramble]]
	* Harper's Frolick		* [[Harper's Frolick]]
	* London		* [[London]]
	* The Fantocini		* [[Fantocini,The\|The Fantocini]]
	* The Polygon		* [[Polygon,The\|The Polygon]]
	* The Spanish Dance		* [[Dance of the Polygon,The\|The Dance of the Polygon]]
	* One More Dance and Then..		* [[Spanish Dance,The\|The Spanish Dance]]
	* Russian Dance		* [[One More Dance and Then..]]
	* Major O'Flacherty		* [[Russian Dance]]
	* Rockingham Reel		* [[Major O'Flacherty]]
			* [[Rockingham Reel]]

	'''Five Country Dances ''together with their tunes''''' was published by the Sheffield branch of the English Folk Dance Society in 1927 (a few years prior to amalgamation with the Folk-Song Society) containing the following dances, with facsimiles from the MS:		'''Five Country Dances ''together with their tunes''''' was published by the Sheffield branch of the English Folk Dance Society in 1927 (a few years prior to amalgamation with the Folk-Song Society) containing the following dances, with facsimiles from the MS:

JohnnyAdams: Acknowledgement added

2009-09-08T19:22:45Z

Acknowledgement added

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	The Sheffield Branch of the E.F.D.S. has published five Country Dances, transcribed from David Wall's manuscript, Ashover (Derbyshire), 1764. The publication contains facsimiles of the original manuscript together with the notation of the dances as transcribed by members of the Branch and the music arranged by G. F. Linfoot. The book is published at 4s. and can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary of the Branch, Miss H. Mawson, 80, Kenbourne Road, Sharrow, Sheffield.		The Sheffield Branch of the E.F.D.S. has published five Country Dances, transcribed from David Wall's manuscript, Ashover (Derbyshire), 1764. The publication contains facsimiles of the original manuscript together with the notation of the dances as transcribed by members of the Branch and the music arranged by G. F. Linfoot. The book is published at 4s. and can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary of the Branch, Miss H. Mawson, 80, Kenbourne Road, Sharrow, Sheffield.

			With Acknowledgement to the late Malcolm Douglas.
			--[[User:JohnnyAdams\|JohnnyAdams]] 19:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

JohnnyAdams: New page for the Ashover Ms

2009-09-08T19:21:47Z

New page for the Ashover Ms

New page

The ''Ashover Manuscript'' is attributed to Joshua Harrison and David Wall. Nothing is yet known about Harrison but David Wall was a bassoon player. There is a memorial plaque at [http://www.derbyshireuk.net/ashover_church.html All Saints' Church, Ashover], which appears from time to time in anthologies of epitaphs. It reads something like-

To the memory of David Wall 
Whose superior performance on the bassoon endeared him 
To an extensive musical acquaintance. 
His social life closed on the 4th Dec. 1796. in his 57th year. 

There are dance instructions and tunes for:

* The Black Boy
* Bonny Cate
* The Duchess of Hamilton's Rant
* The Scotch Ramble
* Harper's Frolick
* London
* The Fantocini
* The Polygon
* The Spanish Dance
* One More Dance and Then..
* Russian Dance
* Major O'Flacherty
* Rockingham Reel

'''Five Country Dances ''together with their tunes''''' was published by the Sheffield branch of the English Folk Dance Society in 1927 (a few years prior to amalgamation with the Folk-Song Society) containing the following dances, with facsimiles from the MS:

* The Russian Dance
* Bonnie Cate
* Major O'Flacherty
* The Duchess of Hamilton's Rant
* The Black Boy

It was apparently reprinted in 1936 and again some time after the war, the final edition being a pamphlet without the facsimiles and with Major O'Flacherty's Jig omitted. From comments made on the ECD list some years ago, it appears that the transcribed dance instructions may not correspond very closely to the originals.

[http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/a.htm The tunes] only are transcribed at the [http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/ Village Music Project].

A brief notice appeared in EFDS News, number 16, February 1928, 87-8:

'''The "Ashover" Country Dances.'''

The Sheffield Branch of the E.F.D.S. has published five Country Dances, transcribed from David Wall's manuscript, Ashover (Derbyshire), 1764. The publication contains facsimiles of the original manuscript together with the notation of the dances as transcribed by members of the Branch and the music arranged by G. F. Linfoot. The book is published at 4s. and can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary of the Branch, Miss H. Mawson, 80, Kenbourne Road, Sharrow, Sheffield.