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:G
"^(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:G
"^(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.|