Take 6 Transcription Programme - Revision history

Simon Furey at 20:09, 30 July 2026

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	'''Rationale'''		'''Rationale'''

	The aim is to make the EFDSS’s online Full English archives more accessible and ~~useable~~, for example for those with limited ~~musical~~ skills and/or who find it difficult to decipher a raw MS.		The aim is to make the EFDSS’s online Full English archives more accessible and usable, for example for those with limited music reading skills and/or who find it difficult to decipher a raw MS.


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	GIF and/or PDF files that display sheet music of the songs;		GIF and/or PDF files that display sheet music of the songs;

	~~abc~~ notation. ~~To convert~~ abc notation ~~to abc files copy and~~ paste it to a text editor and save it to a file with the file extension .abc. ~~abc~~ files can be displayed as sheet music, played as audio, and edited with free software such as abcExplorer [http://stalikez.info/abc/abcex.php], abcNavigator [http://abcnavigator.free.fr/], and Nils Liberg's excellent EasyABC [http://www.nilsliberg.se/ksp/easyabc/]. You can also create ~~your own~~ abc ~~notation with EasyABC~~ by dragging and dropping ~~Music XML files (see below)~~ into the "ABC code" box. Alternatively, you can generate abc files from Music XML files online at Wim Vree's excellent webpage here [https://wim.vree.org/js/xml2abc-js.html]. To convert abc files to Music XML files import them into the free, open source cross-platform WYSIWYG music notation programme MuseScore [http://musescore.org] and save them as Music XML files.		ABC notation. If no downloadable .abc file is available, then you can in many cases copy the ABC notation from the web page, paste it to a text editor and save it to a file with the file extension .abc. ABC files can be displayed as sheet music, played as audio, and edited with free software such as abcExplorer [http://stalikez.info/abc/abcex.php], abcNavigator [http://abcnavigator.free.fr/], and Nils Liberg's excellent EasyABC [http://www.nilsliberg.se/ksp/easyabc/]. You can also create .abc files by downloading Music XML files from this web site and then dragging and dropping them into the "ABC code" box of EasyABC. Alternatively, you can generate .abc files from Music XML files online at Wim Vree's excellent webpage here [https://wim.vree.org/js/xml2abc-js.html]. To convert abc files to Music XML files, import them into the free, open source cross-platform WYSIWYG music notation programme MuseScore [http://musescore.org] and save them as Music XML files. Do, however, check that all of the music data has been correctly carried across.

	Enhanced text files, such as Rich Text files (.rtf), containing transcribed text from the MSS (e.g. song lyrics), notes on the songs and tunes, etc.;		Enhanced text files, such as Rich Text files (.rtf), containing transcribed text from the MSS (e.g. song lyrics), notes on the songs and tunes, etc.;
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	Industry standard Music XML files of the sheet music that can be loaded into most music notation software programmes and altered and edited by the user.		Industry standard Music XML files of the sheet music that can be loaded into most music notation software programmes and altered and edited by the user.

	'''Notes on Music XML files.''' If you open these at the Folkopedia website all you will get is a page of hyper text markup language (HTML). So download the files and open them with a music notation programme such as MuseScore (see above). The Music XML download pages display the following notice underneath the file link--'''''Warning''': This file may contain malicious code, by executing it your system may be compromised.'' So run virus scans before opening Music XML files. Some Music XML files may have data missing~~. So~~ check their content against that of the PDF images.		'''Notes on Music XML files.''' If you open these at the Folkopedia website all you will get is a page of hyper text markup language (HTML). So download the files and open them with a music notation programme such as MuseScore (see above). The Music XML download pages display the following notice underneath the file link--'''''Warning''': This file may contain malicious code, by executing it your system may be compromised.'' So run virus scans before opening Music XML files. Some Music XML files may have data missing, so check their content against that of the PDF images. '''Please note that Music XML files are being gradually withdrawn from this archive because of implementation differences between the various music notation packages.''' If you need an item rendered in Music XML, please follow the above instructions to produce Music XML from the ABC file.


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	The filenames are the Full English MSS references with dashes substituted for the forward slashes (e.g. GB-6a-39 for GB/6a/39).		The filenames are the Full English MSS references with dashes substituted for the forward slashes (e.g. GB-6a-39 for GB/6a/39).

	Note as of December 2014 many of the ~~Butteworth~~ files listed below have transcriptions ~~along side~~ the original manuscripts at vwml.org		Note as of December 2014 many of the Butterworth files listed below have transcriptions alongside the original manuscripts at vwml.org


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	1. Go to the EFDSS Full English Search Page at http://www.vwml.org.uk/browse/browse-collections-full-english		1. Go to the EFDSS Full English Search Page at http://www.vwml.org.uk/browse/browse-collections-full-english

	2. Type the MS reference into the Search Box immediately above the Submit Search button. The MS reference is the file name of one of the transcriptions without the file extension and with forward slashes substituted for the dashes. Thus for GB-6a-39.MID type GB/6a/39 into the Search Box. If there are letters (preceded, perhaps, by a dash or hyphen) added to the numbers at the end of the filename and before the file name extension remove them from your search term. For example, there are two versions of GB/2/9, namely GB-2-9a and GB-2-9b. In both cases type GB/2/9 ~~into the search box. Likewise, GB-6a-18-alt is an alternative version of GB/6a/18 so type GB/6a/18~~ into the search box.		2. Type the MS reference into the Search Box immediately above the Submit Search button. The MS reference is the file name of one of the transcriptions without the file extension and with forward slashes substituted for the dashes. Thus for GB-6a-39.MID type GB/6a/39 into the Search Box. If there are letters (preceded, perhaps, by a dash or hyphen) added to the numbers at the end of the filename and before the file name extension remove them from your search term. For example, there are two versions of GB/2/9, namely GB-2-9a and GB-2-9b. In both cases type GB/2/9 into the search box.

	3. Click on the "Submit Search" button.		3. Click on the "Submit Search" button.
			This should display "Search produced 1 result(s) [1 of 1]" with the MS link underneath.

	4. ~~This should display "Search produced 1 result(s) [1~~ of ~~1]" with~~ the MS link ~~underneath~~.		4. Click on the right facing arrow to the left of the MS link. This displays the MS's catalogue details and, beneath these, a small GIF image.

	5. Click on the ~~right facing arrow to the left of the MS link. This displays the MS's catalogue details and, beneath these, a small~~ GIF image.		5. Click on the GIF image to enlarge it.

	6~~. Click on the GIF image to enlarge it.~~		6. Save the GIF image to your computer. Do not save until you have enlarged the image or you will save a small image.

	7. Save the GIF image to your computer. Do not save until you have enlarged the image or you will save a small image.

Simon Furey at 13:53, 16 April 2026

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	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/72]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/72]]

			[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/173]]

			[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/174]]

	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/223]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/223]]

Lewis Jones at 18:28, 22 December 2025

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	'''The Vaughan Williams MSS'''		'''The Vaughan Williams MSS'''


			[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML) Manuscripts Collection at the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), Scrapbook 2 (Tunes), MS RVW1/2]]

	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Archive at the British Library, MS RVW2/1]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Archive at the British Library, MS RVW2/1]]

Lewis Jones at 20:41, 26 September 2024

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	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Archive at the British Library, MS RVW2/3]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Archive at the British Library, MS RVW2/3]]

			[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Archive at the British Library, MS RVW2/3 Continued]]

Lewis Jones: /* The Full English Transcription Programme: Rationale, Outcomes and Methods */

2021-10-19T21:24:20Z

The Full English Transcription Programme: Rationale, Outcomes and Methods

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	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Archive at the British Library, MS RVW2/2]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Archive at the British Library, MS RVW2/2]]

			[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Vaughan Williams Archive at the British Library, MS RVW2/3]]

Anahata at 10:35, 7 February 2021

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	'''The Hammond MSS'''		'''The Hammond MSS'''

	For information on the Hammond MSS and the collectors who created them, go to [[H.E.D.~~_Hammond~~]]		For information on the Hammond MSS and the collectors who created them, go to [[H.E.D. Hammond]]

	[[Take 6 Transcription Programme: The Hammond Archive, MS 5]]		[[Take 6 Transcription Programme: The Hammond Archive, MS 5]]

Anahata at 10:34, 7 February 2021

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	'''The Hammond MSS'''		'''The Hammond MSS'''

	For information on the Hammond MSS and the collectors who created them, go to [[~~http://folkopedia.efdss.org/~~H.E.D._Hammond]]		For information on the Hammond MSS and the collectors who created them, go to [[H.E.D._Hammond]]

	[[Take 6 Transcription Programme: The Hammond Archive, MS 5]]		[[Take 6 Transcription Programme: The Hammond Archive, MS 5]]

Lewis Jones at 20:38, 10 May 2018

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	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/68]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/68]]

			[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/72]]

	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/223]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/223]]

	~~[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/72]]~~

Lewis Jones at 20:37, 10 May 2018

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	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/223]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/223]]

			[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/72]]

Lewis Jones at 18:47, 7 March 2018

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	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/66]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/66]]

	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/66]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/2/68]]

	[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/223]]		[[Full English Transcription Programme: The Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection, MS LEB/5/223]]