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

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RVW2/1/1 The Green Mossy Banks

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X:1
T:RVW2/1/1 The Green Mossy Banks
T: Played on a penny whistle at the Bell, Kersey, Suffolk, Aug. 30th 1907
L:1/4
Q:1/4=116
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:Eaeo
"^(editorial suggestion) " E/F/ | G B G | F A F/E/ | D E2- | E2 E/F/ | G B G | F A G | E3- |
E2 E/F/ | G B B |$ F A F | D E E/F/ | G F E | B, E F | E2 E/F/ |"^(a)" G A B | d B G | F D2- |
D2 E/F/ | G A B |$ d B d | e3- | e2 e | d2 B/A/ | G A F | D E2- | E2 E/F/ | G B B | F A F | E2 ||$
E/F/ | G B G | F A F/E/ | D E2- | E2 E/F/ | G B G | F A G | E3- | E2 E/F/ | G B B |$ F A F |
D E E/F/ | G F E | B, E F | E2 E/F/ |"^(a) var." G2 G | d B G | F D2- | D2 E/F/ | G A B |$ d B d |
e3- | e2 e | d2 B/A/ | G A F | D E2- | E2 E/F/ | G B B | F A F | E2 |]

RVW2/1/2 Basket of Eggs

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X:2
T:RVW2/1/2 Basket of Eggs
T:Sung by Mr. Ansell in the Bell, Kersey, Aug 31st 1907 (1 of 3)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:5/8
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(editorial suggestion) " d | dA c>BA |[M:3/4] d>A B/c/ d2 e/f/ |[M:5/8] g>g dcB | cd e2 d |$
dA c>BA |[M:3/4] d>A B/c/ d2 e/f/ |[M:5/8] g>g dcB | c B G2 |]

RVW2/1/3 Barbry Ellen

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X:3
T:RVW2/1/3 Barbry Ellen
T:Sung by Mr. Ansell in the Bell, Kersey, Aug 31st 1907 (2 of 3)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=66
M:5/8
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(editorial suggestion) " G | Bc d2 A | cB G2 G |[M:3/4] Bd g2 ag | e d2- d2 d |$
[M:5/8] ge d2 e/f/ | ggGAB | ce d2 A | BG- G2 |]

RVW2/1/4 I Courted a Dark Girl (The False Lover)

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X:4
T:RVW2/1/4 I Courted a Dark Girl (The False Lover)
T:Sung by Mr. Ansell in the Bell, Kersey, Aug 31st 1907 (3 of 3)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(editorial suggestion) " D | GED G2 D | GBd d2 B | ccA B2 G | AGE D2 B |$ Bcd EFG |
ABA"^(a)" GFD | E>FG AFE | D G2- G2 ||$ D | GED G2 D | GBd d2 B | ccA B2 G | AGE D2 B |$ Bcd EFG |
ABA"^(a) var." GF/E/D | E>FG AFE | D G2- G2 |]

RVW2/1/5 When I Was Young [Broken-Down Gentleman]

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X:5
T:RVW2/1/5 When I Was Young [Broken-Down Gentleman]
T:Sung in the "Shoulder of Mutton," Hadleigh, Sept 1 1907 by Warner
L:1/8
Q:1/4=116
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Eaeo
"^(editorial suggestion) " E | G2 B B2 B | A2 F D2 D | E2 F G2 A | B3 z z E | E2 B B2 B |$
A2 F D2 D | EFG AGF | E3 z z D | E2 F G2 A | B2 B E2 D |$ E2 F G2 A | B3 B2 A |[M:9/8] GAB d3 e3 |
[M:6/8] dBG D2 D | EFG AGF | E3 z z |]

RVW2/1/6 Our Chief Mate's Name

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X:6
T:RVW2/1/6 Our Chief Mate's Name
T:Chanty sung by Mr. Broome at Hadleigh, Sept. 2nd 1907
L:1/8
Q:1/4=66
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:F
"^(editorial suggestion) " f | d d d c | d e f A |$ F/G/F F/F/ G | A/A/ F D C | F F G2 |$
w: Our|chief mate's name it|was Ike Green, the|dirt- i- est dev- il that|ev- er was seen. Sing|Tow- row- row,|
F/ G/F F c | d>e f A | AG !fermata!F |]
w: lay a- long now, be|hand- y boys be|hand- y now.|

RVW2/1/7 Basket Of Eggs

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X:7
T:RVW2/1/7 Basket Of Eggs
T:Sung by Mr. Jake Willis (Crimean veteran) at Hadleigh, Sept. 3rd and 4th 1907 (1 of 7)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=66
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:Baeo
"^(Editorial suggestion) " F | AA"^(a)" A3 F | BBA F2 A |[M:5/8] BA FED | EE F2 F |$ B,C DCD |
"^(b)" EC DEF/G/ | AA FDB, |[M:6/8] CD B,2 z ||$ F | AA"^(a) var." A2 FA | BBA F2 A |
[M:5/8] BAFED | EE F2 F |$ B,CDCD |[M:6/8]"^(b) var." EE D E2 F |[M:5/8] GA FDB, |
[M:6/8] CD B,2 z |]

RVW2/1/8 Green Lanes

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X:8
T:RVW2/1/8 Green Lanes
T:Sung by Jake Willis (Crimean veteran) at Hadleigh, Sept. 3rd and 4th 1907 (2 of 7)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=72
M:3/8
I:linebreak $
K:D
"^(Editorial suggestion) " D | DEF |"^(a)" GAB | AEG | FDA | dcd | GAB | =cdB | A2 A |$ dAB |
=cdB | AGG | ADD/D/ | AAA | BGE | FDD | !fermata!D2 ||$ D | DEF |"^(a) var." GFG | AEG | FDA |
dcd | GAB | cdB | A2 A |$ dAB | cdB | AGG | ADD/D/ | AAA | BGE | FDD | !fermata!D2 |]

RVW2/1/9 Broadstriped Trousers (Tarry Trousers)

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X:9
T:RVW2/1/9 Broadstriped Trousers (Tarry Trousers)
T:Sung by Jake Willis (Crimean veteran) at Hadleigh, Sept. 3rd and 4th 1907 (3 of 7)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=72
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(Editorial suggestion) ""^(a)" D | DE cc |"^(b)" BAG/F/D | G>A G/F/E/D/ | GG A2 |$ DD cd | GABc |
ED Bc/B/ | AA !fermata!G ||$"^(a) var." z | DE cc |"^(b) var." BA/G/FD | G>A G/F/E/D/ | GG A2 |$
DD cd | GABc | ED Bc/B/ | AA !fermata!G |]

RVW2/1/10 Villikins And His Dinah

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X:10
T:RVW2/1/10 Villikins And His Dinah
T:Sung by Jake Willis (Crimean veteran) at Hadleigh, Sept 3rd and 4th 1907 (4 of 7)
L:1/4
Q:1/4=160
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:E
"^(Editorial suggestion) " B | c3/2 d/ e | f B f | e d c | B2 :|$ B | c2 d/e/ | f B f | e A B |
A !fermata!G B |$ e d e | d B c | A G F | E2 |]

RVW2/1/11 The Dew Is On The Grass

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X:11
T:RVW2/1/11 The Dew Is On The Grass
T:Sung by Jake Willis (Crimean veteran) at Hadleigh, Sept 3rd and 4th 1907 (5 of 7)
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:F
"^(editorial suggestion) " E | GECE | GECC |"^(a)" EG cc | BA !fermata!G G |$ cdBG | BAGC | FFEC |
F2 !fermata!G2 |"^(b)" D/E/E/D/ !fermata!C ||$ E | GECE | GECC |"^(a) var." CC cc |
BA !fermata!G G |$ cdBG | BAGC | FFEC | F2 !fermata!G2 |"^(b) var." D/E/F/D/ !fermata!C |]

RVW2/1/12 Milkpail, The [Sweet Nightingale]

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X:12
T:RVW2/1/12 The Milkpail
T:Sung by Jake Willis (Crimean veteran) at Hadleigh, Sept 3rd and 4th 1907 (6 [misnumbered 5 in MS] of 7)
L:1/4
Q:1/4=116
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:A
"^(editorial suggestion) " E | A A A | A2 A/B/ | c c c | c2 e/c/ | A c e | f/e/ d c |$
w: |||||||
(c3/2 B/) d/c/ | B2 c/d/ | e c e | d2 B/B/ | c A B | (E F) G/E/ | A B c |$ d e f |
w: ||||sweet night- in-|gale _ as she|sings in the|vall- eys be-|
[M:4/4] (e3/2 c/ A) c | (B3/2 G/ E) c/d/ |[M:3/4] e c e | d c B | !fermata!A2 |]
w: low _ _ be-|low _ _ etc. *||||

RVW2/1/13 Green Mossy Banks

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X:13
T:RVW2/1/13 Green Mossy Banks
T:Sung by Jake Willis (Crimean veteran) at Hadleigh, Sept. 3rd and 4th 1907 (7 [misnumbered 6 in MS] of 7)
L:1/8
Q:1/8=100
M:3/8
I:linebreak $
K:Eaeo
"^(editorial suggestion) " E/F/ | GBB | GAG/F/ | D E2- | E2 E/F/ | GFE | B,EF | E3- | E2 :|$ E |
GBB | dBd | e E2- | E2 E | GAB | dBd | e3- | e2 e |$ dBA | GAF | DEE/F/ | GFE | DEF | E3- | E2 |]