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
abc notation
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
abc notation
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]
abc notation
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
abc notation
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
abc notation
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)
abc notation
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
abc notation
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
abc notation
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]
abc notation
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
abc notation
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 |]
RVW2/1/14 I Hunted My Merry Dogs [Hunting Song]
abc notation
X:14
T:RVW2/1/14 I Hunted My Merry Dogs [Hunting Song]
T:Sung by Rob Clark and completed by (Jake) Willis, Sept 3rd and 4th 1907
L:1/8
Q:1/4=90
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:C
"^(editorial suggestion) " G | ED CE FG | AB cB G2 | z2 z3 G |$ ED C EFG | AB c B3 | G2 z2 z ||
w: I|hunt- ed my mer- ry dogs|in- to the clo- ver;|I|hunt- ed so sharp that I|made him roll o-|ver.|
A/B/ |$ c>E EF GA | GA B c2 G/G/ | c>E EF GA |$ GG FE C (A/B/) |$ c>E EF>GA |
w: There was|Harp- er and Sharp- er and|Ben- jy boy Jim, There was|Ay- tel and Cay- tel and|White- foot and Mar- ble. For *|in she go, there she come,|
G>A Bc>C!fermata!C- | !fermata!C4- !fermata!C |: G/G/ |$ A>B c E>ED | C3 C3 | C4- C :|
w: there she go, here she come.||For I|hunt- ed my mer- ry dogs|there, boys,|there. *|
RVW2/1/15 Silvy
abc notation
X:15
T:RVW2/1/15 Silvy
T:Sung by the Clark Family, Hadleigh, Sept. 3rd 1907
L:1/4
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
I:linebreak $
K:F
"^(editorial suggestion) " F c d c/B/ | A G F2 | G G G/A/ B | d c c2 |$ d e f e/d/ |
c f !fermata!A F | F c d c | A G F2 |]
RVW2/1/16 Come All You Roaring Boys
abc notation
X:16
T:RVW2/1/16 Come All You Roaring Boys
T:Sung by a man from Stepney in Semer Workhouse, Sept 3rd 1907
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:2/4
I:linebreak $
K:F
"^(editorial suggestion) " C | FFFF | F2 AG | FDDD | C2 AB | c2 GA |$ BcBA | G4- | G2 AB | cGBA |
F2 GA |$ BG GE | C2 CB, | A,2 CF | AGBA | F3 |]
RVW2/1/17 I Once Loved A Dark Girl [False Lover]
abc notation
X:17
T:RVW2/1/17 I Once Loved A Dark Girl [False Lover]
T:Sung by Mrs. Tiffen (Jnr.) at Holton St. Mary, Sept. 3rd 1907
L:1/8
Q:1/8=126
M:3/8
I:linebreak $
K:G
"^(editorial suggestion) " D | DGG | GDD | GBd | d2 B | AAA | cBA | GFG |$"^(a)" A2 d | B>cd |
EFG | A>BA | GFD | E>FG | A>FD | DG ||$ D | DGG | GDD | GBd | d2 B | AAA | cBA | GFG |$
"^(a) var.--N.B. a little doubtful [RVW]" D2 d | B>cd | EFG | A>BA | GFD | E>FG | A>FD | DG |]
RVW2/1/18 [Died For Love?]
abc notation
X:18
T:RVW2/1/18 [Died For Love] ?
T: Tavers? James? (no place or date)
T: Editorial note: This is an almost illegible piece at the end of RVW's collection from around Hadleigh in Suffolk.
T: It is upside down, as if the collector just seized his book to dash off a notation in a hurry.The first part of
T: the tune, however, is extremely familiar, since it is clearly the basis of the third theme in the composer's
T: "Wasps" overture. Some of the variations are conjectural interpretations.
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
M:3/4
I:linebreak $
K:C
G |"^(a)" cd c2 G2 | _Bc G3 G | c=B c2 de | fg d3 e |$"^(b)" g d2 e2 e |"^(c)" f/g/a g2 e2 |
cd A3 G | ce g2 ec | G/B/B c2 c ||$ G |"^(a) var." ed c2 G2 | _Bc G3 G | c=B c2 de | fg d3 e |$
"^(b) var." ff g2 ed |"^(c) var." c2 d e2 f | d2 d e2 d | e2 c2 ec | G/B/B c2 c |]
RVW2/1/20 T'Old Tup (part of play of Ker Valley [?])
abc notation
X:20
T:RVW2/1/20 T'Old Tup (part of play of Ker(?) Valley)
T:Sung by a man in the Inn at Wickersley, Yorkshire, Sep 1907
L:1/8
Q:1/4=116
M:6/8
I:linebreak $
K:F
"^(editorial suggestion) " C | F2 F G2 A | F3 C2 D | _E2 E D2 B, |1 C3 z2 :|2 C3 z2 z ||$ F3 C3 |
w: ||||||Fay- lay|
F3 C3 | F F F G2 E | F4- F |]
w: Fay- lay|Fa- la- la ler- o|lay. *|
RVW2/1/21
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RVW2/1/22
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RVW2/1/23
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RVW2/1/2
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RVW2/1/25
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RVW2/1/26
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